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with us, until the wood was transferred— Spectacle of the men lying around in groups in the forward part

the females—Painful effect of the excessive flatness of the country.— 10 This manuscript chronicles part

Charles Fairchild, the president of a paper company, to whom Whitman sent the Centennial Edition on March 2,

I for my part will advise him to collect and send on the whole amount as soon as he possibly can.

I am sure we shall all be quite satisfied with yr plans, for my part I am pleased that you are going

Schofield, Seek for a Hero: The Story of John Boyle O'Reilly (New York: Kennedy, 1956).

Charles Fairchild, the president of a paper company, to whom Whitman sent the Centennial Edition on March 2,

For the story of Swinburne's veneration of Whitman and his later recantation, see two essays by Terry

—Walt Whitman sat in the dining room of his modest two-story frame cottage in Camden to-day and looked

Bebington Cheshire 2 Sept 1887 Dear Walt Whitman, It seems fitting that, as I have been writing about

Part of what I told them is contained in the present article & part in a pamphlet which I will send you

Walter Lewin to Walt Whitman, 2 September 1887

I found the poet living in a two-story frame house, suggesting outwardly the comforts without the pretensions

lightened by a mild gray eye, but made forbidding, with a suit of pure white hair which fringed every part

is respected, wearing a gray or white flannel shirt with Byronic collar, cut low, exposing a goodly part

On May 2, Whitman sent "November Boughs" (a gathering of four poems) to James Knowles, editor of Nineteenth

The story of Walt Whitman's reaction to Swinburne is well told by Harold Blodgett in Walt Whitman in

I welcomed deepest and always—yet it began and continued on his part , quite entirely; HE always sought

John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916) was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and anti-slavery

John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916) was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and anti-slavery

volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America, 2

Sunday Evn'g July 17 '87 Heat, heat, heat, night & day—I find Evn'g a great relief—have pass'd great part

Camden Feb. 17 '87 2 p m I continue much the same.

Schofield, Seek for a Hero: The Story of John Boyle O'Reilly (New York: Kennedy, 1956).

O'Connor wrote on July 2 to Dr. Bucke and Kennedy (Charles E.

These later parts of the original 'S.

We propose an interval of four to six or eight months between the 2 vols. so that there is plenty of

Camden March 1 '87 2½ P M Your letter of Sunday has come, & I am glad to get those impromptu well filled

Camden July 1 2½P M Yours of yesterday rec'd—Yes I would get along handsomely with 800—(have already

Camden Nov. 2 '87 Dear Sir The $16.50 on acc't of photo. sales, came safely to hand & this is the receipt—with

Would send those only— Am ab't as usual— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Carey, 2 November 1887

. | Nov 2 | 6 PM | 87; P.O. | 11-3-87 | 1-1(?) | N.Y.

. | 9–18 87 | 2 A | N.Y.

Camden May 2, 1887 [WW thanks his correspondent for the gift of "Every-Day Life of Abraham Lincoln."]

Walt Whitman to Unidentified Correspondent, 2 May 1887

volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America, 2

appear on January 25, the newspaper's "fiftieth year edition" (Prose Works 1892, ed. by Floyd Stovall, 2

. | Nov 2(?) | 6 PM | 87.

the fund, since Baxter enclosed Wesselhoeft's check for that sum in his letter to Whitman of August 2.

Baxter replied on August 2: "Oh! about Hartmann.

in the corner of the page to the left of Whitman's letter to Baxter was written by Kennedy and was part

Charles Fairchild, the president of a paper company, to whom Whitman sent the Centennial Edition on March 2,

Schofield, Seek for a Hero: The Story of John Boyle O'Reilly (New York: Kennedy, 1956).

Camden Sept: 21 2 P M I suppose Herb must have sail'd from N Y this morning—he was here early yesterday

. | Sep 2 | 1 | .

Camden March 2 — noon Dear friend The old story—nothing very new or different with me—Still jog along

here as before—have been half sick a great part of this winter—yet every thing goes on comfortably with

some months ago—nothing particular—Ed I still wish to sell my mare W W Walt Whitman to Susan Stafford, 2

It is postmarked: Camden | Mar | 2 | 8 PM | 188 | N.J.

I consider that your poems have gained ground here perceptibly within the last 2 years.

Whitman's letter to Brown of November 19, 1887; his letter to Herbert Gilchrist of December 12, 1886, note 2;

Morse brought four of the heads on September 2, one of which was sent to Richard Maurice Bucke (Whitman's

William White [New York: New York University Press, 1977], 2:422) and later noted that the book had been

For the story of Swinburne's veneration of Whitman and his later recantation, see two essays by Terry

Camden — Feb. 11 '87 Nothing very new or special with me—As I write toward latter part of afternoon the

. | Apr 2 | 12 M | 87; P.O. | 4–21–87 | 4–1P | N.Y.; D | 4–21–87 | 5 P | NY.

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey Jan. 2 '87 I mail you the two Vols.

Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to Maggie Biddle, 2 January 1887

It is postmarked: Cam[den] | Jan | 2 | (?) | 1887; Philadelphia, Pa. | Jan | 2 | (?) | Transit.

William White (New York: New York University Press, 1977), 2:510.

. | 3-25-87 | 2 A | N.Y.

. | May 2(?) | 3 PM | 87.

The sets are $10 cash, & the MS $2–$22 altogether, which please remit me by post office order.

& I sign & return them—Wm Carey, at the Century office, seems to be managing the sale & financial part

volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America, 2

| 2-14-87 | 5-(?).

there is an ink smudge where Whitman apparently changed 12 to 14; one legible postmark is clearly "2-

It is postmarked: Camden | Feb | | | ; PO | 2-13-87 | 12PM; A | 2-14-87 | 5-

arrangements (see the letter from Whitman to Johnston of September 29 1887), forwarded from Cox to Whitman $2

on October 3, $16.50 on November 2, and $15.50 on December 2 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).

; Hobart | Jul | 2 (?).

blank-verse drama by Sydney Grundy set in ancient Greece—at the Chestnut Street Opera House from March 2

. | Apr 2 | 12 M | 87; P.O. | 4–21–87 | 4 P. | ; D | 4–21–87 | 5 | N.Y.

. | May 2(?) | 3 PM | 87.