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Whitman, Walt, poet, was born May 31

  • Date: 1888
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Portions of this manuscript were also used in Autobiographic Note.

Hicks (1748–1830)

  • Date: about 1888
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preparations for the printing of November Boughs, Whitman told Horace Traubel, "Some of these bits were

consent of all the other sects

  • Date: about 1888
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preparations for the printing of November Boughs, Whitman told Horace Traubel, "Some of these bits were

The division took place

  • Date: about 1888
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preparations for the printing of November Boughs, Whitman told Horace Traubel, "Some of these bits were

The Hicksite separation appears

  • Date: about 1888
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preparations for the printing of November Boughs, Whitman told Horace Traubel, "Some of these bits were

Instructive, recurring back

  • Date: about 1888
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preparations for the printing of November Boughs, Whitman told Horace Traubel, "Some of these bits were

1645–6

  • Date: about 1888
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preparations for the printing of November Boughs, Whitman told Horace Traubel, "Some of these bits were

opening of George Fox

  • Date: about 1888
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preparations for the printing of November Boughs, Whitman told Horace Traubel, "Some of these bits were

o the bleeding drops of red

  • Date: 1888
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1865 and later included in Sequel to Drum-Taps (1865-66), the corrections on this particular copy were

[In the main I]

  • Date: about 1891
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sal.00003xxx.005602010.9.262[In the main I]about 1891prose1 leafhandwritten; Draft fragment of American

Annex at 69

  • Date: about 1888
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The eight poems from this sequence were then reprinted in a section of November Boughs entitled Sands

[To-Day at the peak]

  • Date: about 1888
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Lines from this manuscript were published posthumously as [Glad the Jaunts for the Known].

Walt Whitman by William Kuebler, Jr.?, Louis Kuebler?, ca. 1889

  • Date: ca. 1889
  • Creator(s): Kuebler, William, Jr. | Kuebler, Louis | Kuebler Photography
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According to the 1890 Philadelphia city directory, William, Jr. lived at 864 41st Street, and Louis lived

Ernest Rhys to Walt Whitman, 3 January 1888

  • Date: January 3, 1888
  • Creator(s): Rhys, Ernest | Ernest Rhys
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I was beginning to fear lest you were not so well again.

If good wishes of friends were of any direct use, physically, I mean, as well as in other ways, it would

It was held at the foot of Cleopatra's Needle, round the base of which the various speakers were grouped

Through the day it had been wet & foggy in turn, but now the sky was of an American clearness, the half-moon

If Jesus were in London to-day, would he be in those churches?"—and the crowd shouted back, "No!

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Joseph Pennell (1857–1926) was an American lithographer, illustrator, and etcher whose work often depicted

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 3 January 1888

  • Date: January 3, 1888
  • Creator(s): William D. O'Connor
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The article by the wretch named Willard in the American Magazine filled me with indignation.

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O'Connor is likely referring to Cyrus Field Willard (1858–1942), an American journalist, political activist

In the December 1887 edition of The American Magazine, Willard dramatizes an interview he conducted with

Ernest Rhys to Walt Whitman, 4 January 1888

  • Date: January 4, 1888
  • Creator(s): Ernest Rhys
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There were some jolly young fellows there, & some splendid girls, but among the last I think Alys Smith

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York Evening Post and Herald newspaper correspondent and editor Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901); they were

William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Ellen Terry to Walt Whitman, 4 January 1888

  • Date: January 4, 1888
  • Creator(s): Ellen Terry
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There is also a Camden postmark, but only the city and the month (JAN.) are legible.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 6 January 1888

  • Date: January 6, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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There were some jolly young fellows there, & some splendid girls, but among the last I think Alys Smith

The article by the wretch named Willard in the American Magazine filled me with indignation.

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William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

York Evening Post and Herald newspaper correspondent and editor Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901); they were

In the December 1887 edition of The American Magazine, Willard dramatizes an interview he conducted with

Walt Whitman to John Burroughs, 7 January 1888

  • Date: January 7, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 10 January 1888

  • Date: January 10, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
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Had a good letter from Sidney Morse, & was (as tickled as Rhys says you were) over his fine old mother

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In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 11 January 1888

  • Date: January 11, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
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In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

[Houghton,] Mifflin & Co., Publishers to Walt Whitman, [11] January 1888

  • Date: January [11], 1888
  • Creator(s): Unknown (Mifflin & Co.) | [Houghton,] Mifflin & Co., Publishers
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James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) was an American critic, poet and editor of The Atlantic.

John Burroughs to Walt Whitman, 13 January 1888

  • Date: January 13, 1888
  • Creator(s): John Burroughs
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Two of the poems you enclosed were new to me. I liked them much.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 14 January 1888

  • Date: January 14, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Walt Whitman to William D. O'Connor, 14 January 1888

  • Date: January 14, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Walt Whitman to Courtland Palmer, 14 January 1888

  • Date: January 14, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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This letter is addressed: Courtlandt Palmer | 117 East 21st Street | New York City.

Walt Whitman to Ernest Rhys, 17 January 1888

  • Date: January 17, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 18 January 1888

  • Date: January 18, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Thomas Eakins (1844–1919) was an American painter.

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 18 January 1888

  • Date: January 18, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 24 January 1888

  • Date: January 24, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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For more on the paper and the many poems by Whitman that were published in it, see Susan Belasco, "The

Sidney H. Morse to Walt Whitman, 31 January 1888

  • Date: January 31, 1888
  • Creator(s): Sidney H. Morse
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He knows that there were some & he once read them. "Elias was a great man.

A wonderful preacher—why, one Sunday before he finished his sermon tears were coursing down all our cheeks

Strange too he should expound scriptures when the Spirit & he were closely intimate.

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Smith, his wife Hannah, and their children were all friends and supporters of Whitman.

Walt Whitman to Andrew Carnegie, 1 February 1888

  • Date: February 1, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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This letter is addressed: Andrew Carnegie | New York City.

Whitman sent this postcard to "New York City"; someone added "5 West 51st St."

Walt Whitman's Advice to the State Scholars

  • Date: February 1888
  • Creator(s): Cessator
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In a little house, narrow and low, facing Mickle street, in the city of Camden, N.

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 3 February 1888

  • Date: February 3, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
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William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was the novelist and "Dean of American Letters" who wrote The Rise of

Walt Whitman to [Thomas B. Harned], 3 February 1888

  • Date: February 3, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Walt Whitman to M. H. Spielmann, 7 February 1888

  • Date: February 7, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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has not been hitherto publish'd & will not be until after you issue it—No word nor money from y'r American

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 11 February 1888

  • Date: February 11, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Morse's letters to Whitman from Richmond, Indiana, where he was staying with his mother, were filled

William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Richard W. Colles to Walt Whitman, 12 February 1888

  • Date: February 12, 1888
  • Creator(s): Richard W. Colles
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The two volumes I mentioned as having been sold by me were purchased by the National Library for one

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 14 February 1888

  • Date: February 14, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Wilson & Brother, and that subscribers were to write directly to the author.

Walt Whitman to Executive Committee Contemporary Club, 15 February 1888

  • Date: February 15, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Executive Committee Contemporary Club: I propose the name of Thomas B Harned, Counsellor at Law, of this city

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 16 February 1888

  • Date: February 16, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Walt Whitman to Ellen M. O'Connor, 16 February 1888

  • Date: February 16, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

Herbert Gilchrist to Walt Whitman, 17 February 1888

  • Date: February 17, 1888
  • Creator(s): Herbert Gilchrist
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Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

Ernest Rhys to Walt Whitman, 20 February 1888

  • Date: February 20, 1888
  • Creator(s): Ernest Rhys
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the window; & on Sanborn's suggestion I took these to shew show to the people at the lecture, who were

They were anxious to hear all about you.

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In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 21 February 1888

  • Date: February 21, 1888
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
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station so if you should want to send any word to me you will catch me there as soon as I reach the city

Sidney H. Morse to Walt Whitman, 22 February 1888

  • Date: February 22, 1888
  • Creator(s): Sidney H. Morse
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There were some 200 present.

At all events, the thanks were profuse and hearty.

Several ministers were there & in perfectly good humor.

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later transformed him into a martyr for the abolitionist cause (see Robert McGlone, "John Brown," American

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American poet and essayist who began the Transcendentalist movement

Walt Whitman to Sidney H. Morse, 24 February 1888

  • Date: February 24, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

William Sloane Kennedy (1850–1929) was on the staff of the Philadelphia American and the Boston Transcript

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Thomas Eakins (1844–1919) was an American painter.

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [25 February] 1888

  • Date: February 25, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
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Southwestern Archaeological Expedition took place between 1886 and 1894 with the goal of unearthing Native American

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 25 February 1888

  • Date: February 25, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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opposition & resentment at L of G. is probably as concentrated & vital & determined in New York (my own city

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writer and women's suffrage activist who ran for a seat in the British parliament soon after women were

Sidney H. Morse to Walt Whitman, 26 February 1888

  • Date: February 26, 1888
  • Creator(s): Sidney H. Morse
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spiteful little "animated torrid zones" & covering them with feathers—it seems as if our Church deacons were

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