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Sir: I hereby return, with my approval of the adjudication of the Commissioner of the General Land Office

the Current, I do not feel at liberty to give further directions in this matter than are contained in my

in the Supreme Court, on error to the Circuit Court for your District, for the purpose of preparing my

In reply I regret to have to say that my absence from the city at that time will be impracticable.

I hope you will give yourself no uneasiness upon the matter of your retainer, and promise my personal

services rendered and expenses incurred by you while in the performance of official business under my

the Government is in possession absolutely demand that the case shall be laid before a Grand Jury, my

I desire to add my own personal tribute to your worth and character as an officer of the United States—as

My dear Sir: Your esteemed favor containing poems submitted for the Arena received;—and in reply would

Boston December 11, 1863 Walt Whitman— My dear sir— I went to the hospital in Pemberton Square yesterday

There seems a sort of hopelessness about this, and being unused to hospitals my feelings were far from

See Trowbridge, My Own Story, with recollections of noted persons (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1903), 179

On October 18, 1863, Babbitt was depressed—"dark clouds seem to be lying in my pathway and I can not

remove them nor hide them from my mind"—until he mentioned his beloved, Nellie F.

your book on the market advertised as the suppressed edition, and invite the authorities to dispute my

Morse, Quincy, Mass., the sculptor, whom you know, and who has long been one of my intimate friends.

He does not know of my design in this matter, but he will tell you that I am thoroughly reliable, and

received the letter I wrote in answer to yours of date "a long time ago" ( very definite ) in reply to my

I have an impression that I can give a reason why you did not answer my last though I perhaps do you

My dear Heaven waitheth waiteth for mortals when earth is departed.

A few days ago I picked up a paper through my Friend Hamilton containing an article regarding Walt Whitman

I would like very much to read your works for I have heard my Father speak a few days ago of your Leaves

I must draw my letter to a close for this time, and hope I shall hear from you soon again.

I have entirely recovered from my wounds long since and have been at work part of the time and attending

I have been at work about six weeks, consequently my hand is not in very good condition for writing.

I have been promising myself to write to you ever since I returned home but have failed to keep my promise

If I can not go into anything there, what do you think of my going further south, say to Savannah.

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

On April 21, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

received one letter from you but when I wrote again I received no answer and supposed you had not received my

correspondents for I would really like to hear from you very much for I formed an attachment for you during my

My Friend Hamilton started for Leavenworth Kansas last week to see his Brother, who has been jammed up

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

On April 21, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

night, and will not lose any time in answering it this time, but I do not know as you will approve of my

writing on Sundays, but that is about the only time I have for writing except evenings and then my hands

tremble so from my work (which is nearly all done by the hands) that I can scarcely write inteligibly

deserve his love as well as that of thousands of others myself included, and I wish you to give him my

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

Walt Whitman, I was very much pleased a few days ago to receive your prompt answer of April 12 th to my

I recd received a letter from my wife about the middle of last week she had arrived safely and was enjoying

I do not want you to misunderstand my motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in

my last letter or else I shall have to be mor more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

Syracuse April 7th/67 Dear Friend & Comrade I can not make any other excuse for my delay in answering

thought would interest you, and I do not know as it will now for I have not much to write of except my

My Wife started for New York City last friday night to be gone several weeks. she is to be with her Sister

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

and to talk about, but I fear I shall weary you with such a letter as this so I will close it with my

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

But my kind Old Friend you must not think that because I wrote to you and mentioned it, that I wish you

myself in debt six hundred dollars and finally came to the conclusion that it was time I closed up my

business, so I did so about the first of July last, and am now at work at my trade in a Piano Forte

& Melodeon Manufactory and find that it pays me better than business on my own book.

Now I think I have given you a good statement of my situation and hope it will be to your satisfaction

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

15 th Sunday 18 67 Dear Friend Walt Whitman I know that you will not think I have forgotten you by my

long silence for I have been waiting patiently for more than four months for an answer to my last letter

I spent a week in New York City in June, my Wife was taken sick there while visiting her Sister and they

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

Syracuse Dec 27th/68 Walt Whitman Dear Friend I suppose you will think by this time that I have forgotten my

Dear old Friend by my long silence & neglect to answer your letter, or acknowledge the receipt of your

think of you & promise myself that I will not delay writing to you any longer but as often I break my

My health is very good. Father has been quite sick for a week but is improving now.

York next summer & cannot come up and make me a short visit let me know when you are coming and if my

I got the thumb of my right hand in to some Cog Wheels and smashed it pretty fine so that I have not

My thumb is very Painful so that I can not write much at present but will do so as soon as it gets well

My family are all well. Write soon Yours with Love B. H. Wilson. B H Wilson Benton H.

every week since I received your letter that I would write to you and as often I have failed to keep my

Mother & My Wife send their regards to you.

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

your last letter so long that I am most ashamed to write to you now but I know that you will excuse my

My little baby Walt is well & Bright as a dollar. with Love to yourself I will close for the present.

Father & Mother & My Wife send Love to my kind Friend, & you know you have a good share of mine.

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

Greene Dec 19 th 1869 Walt Whitman Dear Friend you will see by my letter that I have changed my base

My family are all here and are well. little Walt is just getting interesting he runs all around and is

I do not know but you will think by my long silence that I have forgotten you, but I still remember and

My Father & Mother were well the last time I heard from them.

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

My Father died May 2 nd and was buried on the 4 I was in Syracuse a few days before he died to see him

My Mother is not very well this summer Little Walt and the rest of my family are all well. he is quite

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

has been a long time since we have heard from each other and I am feeling quite anxious to hear from my

My little Walt is quite a big Boy most 16 months old and full of mischief, he can walk all around the

I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.

21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my

motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have

to be more guarded in my letters to you.

I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and

If there is I will do it if it is in my power.

My Wife is quite sick and has been for the past two weeks. The Children are all well as usual.

constituted true democracy, yet again lauded his poetry for its "bigness and naïvety" and singled out "My

Captain, O my Captain" [sic] as "surely one of the most tender and beautiful poems in any language"

August 31st /91 Supreme Court Library Melbourne My Dear Master I have received and heartily thank you

My Fancy." I have not wanted to bother you during your severe illness, hence my silence.

Mr Sutherland & Jim Hartigan want a copy of "Good bye my Fancy." Could you send price, please.

those portraits where you appear with (as it were) storm tossed beard, your hat on, and a hearty, sea-captain-like

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

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

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

his January 16, 1872 letter to Rudolf Schmidt, Whitman wrote that Freiligrath "translates & commends my

My translation.

My translation.

My translation.

My translation.

My translation.

I could convey no idea to you of how it affects my soul.

I got it, looked into it with wonder, and felt that here was something that touched on depths of my humanity

& was verry glad to get them & always shall be I am well the toe is getting along verry fast I ware my

boots A little everry day I think in A few days I shall be able to join my regiment I hope so anyway

Washington for women I think friend walt I should like to Come & see you verry much I hope that I shall join my

I think in A few days I Can put on my boots & not hurt me much of anny  there is lots of fruits here

of them ten cents noats if you pleas it is verry loansome here to me I hope that I shall soon gow to my

Friend Walt I take my pen in hand to let you now where I am I am at Carlisle barracks in the hospittal

now how long it will last there is some talk of braking up 4 Companies of the 2 Cav & I dont no but my

son in the army it is about 2 O Clock at night now I am on gard sitting by A big fire you must excuse my

duty is verry hard now on our regiment especily for it is pretty small well now I will have to close my

letter by saying good by my dear friend walt Bethuel Smith to Walt Whitman, 28 February 1864

morning but did not & now I am to gow tomorrow morning I guess that they wont put it off anny longer my

burg Oct. 22 1864 Dear friend walt I arrived home the 18 I had to stop over my on account of Sheridan

to late now & I did not hear of it in time there is considerable excitement here about the election. my

weaks weeks ago last summer I was in brooklyn & I hunted for you but could not find you I mad made up my

is night now & I was agoing to the villiage tomorrow So I thought I would write A few lines to you my

halth health is good & so is my family I have got three boys & one girl the way that I came to be in

me this spring I ame am owing some debts that I no whether I can pay them or not this spring one of my

stock youre your letters was directed rite right the two firts first years of my mairage marriage my

In My Whitman (1966) Chukovsky defines Whitman's unique visionary attribute as a continual awareness

February 15, 1889]), and claimed "it is me, me, unformed, undeveloped—hits off phases not common in my

My Soul and I: The Inner Life of Walt Whitman. Boston: Beacon, 1985.Holloway, Emory.

My Soul and I: The Inner Life of Walt Whitman. Boston: Beacon, 1985. Feehan, Michael.

My dear Friend:— I dare to call you my friend because I have read your poetry.

Because there was no reason for my letter unless I told you what was in my heart to tell, and people

I used to think I would be a poet and think if my life had been less crowded out of shape, I might have

Society," and last month was admitted to the bar, and at thirty years of age, I am just starting in my

My brother and I often recite your verses and love their beauty and patriotism.

bodies and bodies" line the decks; the masts and spars are spotted with "dabs of flesh"; beside the captain's

Not my enemies ever invade me—no harm to my pride from them I fear; But the lovers I recklessly love—lo

me, ever open and helpless, bereft of my strength!

Because my enemies clarify my ego by antagonism, while the mastery of my lovers is indistinguishable

from my own recklessness?

My individuality is yours, my thirst yours, my appetites yours,mydifferencesyours.Iamalikeinmydifferences

"My Summer With Walt Whitman, 1887." In Re Walt Whitman. Ed. Horace L.

that Bucke and others gathered to hear Whitman's friend Weda Cook, a young Camden singer, sing "O Captain

My Captain!"