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which is to appear in folio with portraits of other poets and writers in a volume to be entitled "American

After July no 15, East Seventy-fourth St, New York City.

send you a proof of your portrait for which you may remember that you him a short sitting last winter Were

with the article and portrait of yourself which appeared in the sixth volume of my "Cyclopaedia of American

seen the work, I will take pleasure in sending you the sketch and illustration on my return to the city

Reich's drawing of Whitman, see Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., Selected Letters of Walt Whitman (Iowa City

It is all in strange contrast to the bustle of the great Quaker City across the river.

We were ushered into a little sitting-room, and were greeted by a lady and gentleman seated opposite

We walked up two half flights of narrow wooden stairs and were at the chamber of the poet.

His lower limbs were covered by some kind of cloth, stertched loosely over his knees.

The walls were bare.

narrow-minded ecclesiasticism which consigned Giordano Bruno to the stake still survives in your "City

s "occasional out-of-door notes" upon yourself and your teaching, which were much appreciated by all.

Some of the things that were said in the discussion or rather friendly talk, which followed prompted

W. made me a present of a copy of the Thayer & Eldridge (1860) Edition of L. of G. with the portrait

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

If I were down East and assisting to run the thing I would give them (at least try to give them) a dose

Only 300 copies were printed, and Whitman signed the title page of each one.

was a Boston publishing firm responsible for the third edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1860

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American poet, fiction writer, and literary critic.

Howells and he were two of my most honored friends. Hamlin Garland to Walt Whitman, 20 April 1890

Perry served as the editor of North American Review for a short time, and he was a lifelong friend of

Perry married Lilla Cabot (1848–1933), an American Impressionist artist who counted among her mentors

William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was an American realist novelist and literary critic, serving the staff

of the New York Nation and Harper's Magazine during the mid 1860s.

In an Ashtabula Sentinel review of the 1860 edition Leaves of Grass, Howells wrote, "If he is indeed

86 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. Dec. 1, 189 0. My Dear Mr.

, and very close, and I have learned to lean upon him in so many ways that I feel as though a prop were

Though their correspondence slowed in the middle of their lives, the brothers were brought together again

He later designed and constructed the Milwaukee Water Works and served there as city engineer.

For Lane's career, see "Moses Lane," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers (February

A lifelong friend of Thomas Jefferson Whitman's, Davis became city engineer of Boston (1871–1880) and

later served as chief engineer of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (1880–1908).

74 Clinton Place New York City Nov 2. 1890 Dear Sir.

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

Copyright, 1890, by American Press Association.]

"Give my regards to all the boys in New York city, and don't forget it."

Engraving of Whitman, apparently based on photograph #60, taken by Napoleon Sarony in 1878 in New York City

at the dingy windows; but more than all it needs condemnation and destruction at the hands of the city

depreciation; a simple proud humility in the acknowledgment of pleasure that his printed thoughts were

This letter is addressed: Dr R M Bucke | the Aldine Decatur Street | Cape May City | New Jersey.

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

leafhandwritten; The first page of a draft essay that was published in the March 1891 issue of The North American

It was later reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891), under the title American National Literature before

several different colors of pencil, and the two scraps of paper that constitute this manuscript leaf were

Camden Sept: 30 '89 So you didn't come back—I expected you, & Tom Harned & Horace too were here looking

for you & were disappointed.

The 9th Vol of the big "American Literature" from Stedman came this morning—I see you appear in it with

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

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

Is in N Y city, journalizing—a queerish fellow, (for all the fellows, litterateurs as well as any, the

moral marrow is the spinal sine qua non —without wh' not, then not )—There is a book ab't American Poets

Gay Wilson Allen, Ed Folsom (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1990), 268–281.

The Cambridge History of American Literature lists articles in 1881, 1885, and 1891.

Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria face Asia, and in these cities is Ultimate America, and you have

and I never see it or take up your book without feeling what a glorious knighthood it is to be an American

Joaquin Miller was the pen name of Cincinnatus Heine Miller (1837–1913), an American poet nicknamed "

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

O'Connor's abolitionist novel Harrington: A Story of True Love (Thayer & Eldridge, 1860) was his only

Thayer & Eldridge published the novel the same year that they published Whitman's 1860, third edition

was a Boston publishing firm responsible for the third edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1860

Three of O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen

A tender & beautiful light fills my mind when I think of those years in Washington when we were all there

I think I told you we were housekeeping in for the winter.

farm & at work for the past two days, & I find it much better than hanging about the miserable little city

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

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

How did you like the American elections?

All my American friends—young men who have gone in for politics—are working with the Democratic party

Your books were so much appreciated in Oxford, and that great one you sent my father is certainly a royal

The Costelloes were Benjamin Francis ("Frank") Conn Costelloe (1854–1899) and Mary Whitall Smith Costelloe

Thomas Davidson (1840–1900) was a Scottish-American philosopher who co-authored Giordano Bruno: Philsopher

Three of O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen

Appleton & Company, an American publishing empire founded by Daniel Appleton in 1831 and run by his sons

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

On October 3, 1890, Whitman had accepted an invitation to write for The North American Review.

The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.

Whitman's friend James Redpath joined the North American Review as managing editor in 1886.

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

This letter is addressed: J H Johnston | 17 Union Sq: cor: B'dway | & 15th St: | New York City.

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

Ingersoll, and there were also speeches by the physicians Richard Maurice Bucke and Silas Weir Mitchell

If I were down East and assisting to run the thing I would give them (at least try to give them) a dose

had and would take care that the people knew what was being done to check freedom of speech in the city

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Three of O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen

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

Bucke and his brother-in-law William John Gurd were designing a gas and fluid meter to be patented in

of 23 d (posted 24 th ) it came to hand last evening, it and also Mrs Costelloe's (accompanying it) were

then a day or two in Baltimore, a day or two in Washington and a few days at the seaside (Atlantic City

Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were

Superintendent's Office Asylum for the Insane Ontario London, Ont., 4 Feb 18 90 A Mr Duffield, Manager of City

Duffield (d. 1920) was president of the City Gas Company, London, Ontario.

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

I enjoy the same elegant meals & comforts that would surround me in your city & how happy would I be

enjoying thence out here nor should we either in Philada "That Dog Stokley" I could laugh while they were

It is postmarked: an City | | 14 | | Train; Camden, N.J. | Feb | 15 | 4 PM | 1890 | Rec'd.

from 1872 to 1881; his administration was marked by charges of major corruption in the way contracts were

issued for the construction of a new city hall, including Stokley's acquisition of a new home courtesy

of Chelsea, Massachusetts, began his career as a journalist with the Savannah Daily News in the mid-1860s

Aldrich (1836–1907) was associated with Henry Clapp's Saturday Press from 1858 until its final number in 1860

The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.

Whitman's friend James Redpath joined the North American Review as managing editor in 1886.

On October 3, 1890, Whitman had accepted an invitation to write for The North American Review.

1891prosehandwritten1 leaf; This manuscript led to a passage published in Have We a National Literature, (North American

March 1891), and in Good-bye My Fancy 2nd Annex to Leaves of Grass (1891), in the section entitled American

John Johnston and James William Wallace were members of a group of Whitman admirers in Bolton, Lancashire

Bucke and his brother-in-law William John Gurd were designing a gas and fluid meter to be patented in

The firm published the works of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington and were also well known as a

Her works include The Mill on the Floss (1860), Middlemarch (1871–1872), and Daniel Deronda (1876).

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

.00012xxx.00560[Then Another and very grave point]1890–1891prose1 leafhandwritten; A partial draft of American

, which appeared in the March 1891 issue of North American Review, as Have We a National Literature?

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

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

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

I's design I myself think the best place would be New York City, tho' I believe Horace & some other friends

This letter is addressed: J H Johnston | Diamond Merchant | 150 Bowery cor: Broome St: | New York City

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

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

There were 1600 to 2000 people, (choice persons,) one third women (Proceeds to me $869.45)—I went over

We were always on the best of terms, and I well remember his kindly but earnest invitation to come to

Boyle O'Reilly and Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sienas Sierras , were present."

I can't keep up with the sinuosities of American politics. Nor do I want to.

He is versatile, brilliant, statesmanlike in all his views, and I am only sorry that the American people

you) some of my big books (complete works) by express, directed to you care OK Lerris, Hotel, Butte City

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

In the Gopsill Philadelphia City Directory for 1890, Stead was listed as a coppersmith.

The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.

Whitman's friend James Redpath joined the North American Review as managing editor in 1886.

Rideing, the assistant editor of the North American Review, requested an article of about "4000 words

He has an article in the North American Review for Oct. on "Faith and Credulity" but I have not read

On October 3, 1890, Whitman had accepted an invitation to write for The North American Review.

Women Authors [Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2006], 137).

The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.

Whitman's friend James Redpath joined the North American Review as managing editor in 1886.

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

On October 3, 1890, Whitman had accepted an invitation to write for The North American Review.

of Chelsea, Massachusetts, began his career as a journalist with the Savannah Daily News in the mid-1860s

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

This letter is addressed: Dr R M Bucke | Aldine hotel Decatur Street | Cape May City | New Jersey.

It is postmarked: | May 14 | 5 PM | 90; Phila | M | 1 | 1890 | Transit; Cape May City | May | 15 | 12PM

In the Gopsill Philadelphia City Directory for 1890 Stead was listed as a coppersmith.

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

This letter is addressed: Dr R M Bucke | the Aldine hotel Decatur Street | Cape May City | New Jersey

It is postmarked: Cape May City | May 19 | 12 Pm | 1890 | N. J.; Camden, N. J. | May 18 | 5PM | 90.

Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

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

Mother was pretty well for her when we were home last.

is referring to her sister-in-law (her husband Harry Stafford's sister), Deborah Stafford Browning (1860

Harry's parents, George and Susan Stafford, were tenant farmers at White Horse Farm near Kirkwood, New

Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were

In 1890, the Staffords were the parents of two children: Dora Virginia Stafford (1886–1928) and George

I frequently chance upon your friends here in this city.

Her works include The Mill on the Floss (1860), Middlemarch (1871–1872), and Daniel Deronda (1876).

Chapters of the Society for Ethical Culture were begun in cities across the U.S. in the 1880s, including

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

The volume consisted of the notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday

celebration on May 31, 1889 in Camden, which were collected and edited by Traubel.

deliver my essay or lecture or whatever you may be pleased to call it on Abraham Lincoln in New-York City

He it was who wrote the first article in any American magazine about me.

This is a draft of the essay Whitman later published as American National Literature in Good-Bye My Fancy

, 1890" from the North American Review. In general civilization

On October 3, 1890, Whitman had accepted an invitation to write for The North American Review.

," which was published in The North American Review 125 (March 1891), 332–338.

The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.

Whitman's friend James Redpath joined the North American Review as managing editor in 1886.

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

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

He requested $100, but the poems were rejected on January 23, 1891 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

ab't him, & w'd like to send him something for Christmas present—And my dear Harry O how I wish we were

Though their correspondence slowed in the middle of their lives, the brothers were brought together again

Jessie and her sister Manahatta ("Hattie") were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

Deborah Stafford Browning (1860–1945) was Susan and George Stafford's daughter.

Camden New Jersey June 24 1890 Received Five Dollars from L A McMurray of Webster City, Iowa, by request

This postcard is addressed: L A McMurray | Hamilton Co: National Bank | Webster City | Iowa.

McMurray was the President of Hamilton County National Bank in Webster City, Iowa.

the Crooked Creek Railroad and Coal Company, which ran between the Iowa towns of Lehigh and Webster City

He was the owner of Pfaff's, a basement beer cellar, located at 647 Broadway, where a group of American

For more on Whitman and the American bohemians, see Joanna Levin and Edward Whitley, ed., Whitman Among

the Bohemians (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2014).

in New York in 1849 and served as sanitary engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Health of New York City

Louis Water Works, and developed a major reputation as a consultant (The National Cyclopaedia of American

He published several books on engineering and served as president of the American Society of Civil Engineers

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

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

Whitman is referring to the group of thirty-one poems taken from the book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) that were

The roads were almost bare of snow last ev'g and now it is deep-deep.

Whitman's poems "The Pallid Wreath" (January 10, 1891) and "To The Year 1889" (January 5, 1889) were

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

Similar reservations appear in his Four Americans (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919), 85–90.

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

of Chelsea, Massachusetts, began his career as a journalist with the Savannah Daily News in the mid-1860s

Though Trowbridge became familiar with Whitman's poetry in 1855, he did not meet Whitman until 1860,

The North American Review, 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York.

Dear Sir:— Can you write a brief article for the North American Review on Recent Aspects of American

The North American Review was the first literary magazine in the United States.

Whitman sent "Old Poets" to the North American Review on October 9.

whether you rec'd the books I sent you by express package directed to you care O K Lerris Hotel Butte City

In the Gopsill Philadelphia City Directory for 1890, Stead was listed as a coppersmith.

I see in Bob the noblest specimen—American-flavored—pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding

Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former

Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

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