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just to let you know that I have not for goting forgotten you I am enjoying good health as well as my
trees and fruit things is very quite quiet here except a murder now and then so now I will close with my
love good by bye from you affecinate affectionate Son and Friend John M Rogers To my Dear Father write
Washington. 18 My Dear Sir, Your wishes admit of easy compliance, since Mr Browning has resolved to make
of pardon clerk and the opportunity will not be lost to add in the professional force of the office—my
Captain W. H. Dietz, Kingston, Tenn.
earliest convenience, to return my answers thereto in writing.
Before my appointment to my present office, I was a lawyer.
In my youth, before my first entering the public service, I had not adopted a permanent occupation. 5
I was educated by my parents, and by solitary study. 6.
The law clerk's hours are similar to my own.
subordinate, the chief of the secret service division—and other papers, together with a memorandum of my
Y., sought to be acquired for Customs' purposes; and to state that, in my opinion, the proposed conveyance
Rider, and that in my opinion, no public object now exists which could be promoted by the proposed attempt
—most especially to the foreground of my own certain centre of identity: we will cross orbits.
you a few lines to let you now that I am well and have got safe to the regment and I have bin to see my
famley they are well wee are all m[o]unted an wee have got the pras of the finest regment in these pats My
Captain Francis M.
companys of our regmet is at millsprings an 5 here they will return today they 70 prisners yesterd give my
Captain Francis M.
My dear Mr.
much stronger than when last I felt its generous touch, that token is alone enough to gladden this my
Whitman papers sent July 25 I thank you heartily for my share in your Custer poem, which I have just
My address is now 506 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, and I would be very much obliged if you would spend
Dear Walt Whitman; I have received your books and MS. and send, with my hearty thanks, a New York check
My boy, ten years old, said to me this morning, "Have you got a book with a poem in it called 'O Captain
My Captain!' I want to learn it to speak in school."
its wings to you I am faithfully yours John Hay from John Hay, acknowledging & paying for MS of "Captain
, O Captain!"
Misses Granger" You remember their father and grandfather—celebrated Politicians—Francis Granger even in my
I will do my best to send the Dr something while I am on my vacation.
Give my love to him, and commend me to his wife and little ones. Alma and Calder are doing well.
"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My
occurred to me that your moving may make it desirable to have some extra cash just now, and so I send you my
Alma was sorely disappointed at my not bringing you home with us Sunday and hope you will very soon visit
25 1882 Dear Walt: I wrote to Osgood and asked him how Leaves of Grass was selling and he rejoices my
Dillingham Co: New York), he writes of Whitman: "Whitman gave a few readings under my management during
and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
(choice persons,) one third women (Proceeds to me $869.45)—I went over, was wheeled on the stage in my
Sept 22/90 Dear Walt Reading your letter over again—let me say—There was no solicitation whatever on my
"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My
(choice persons,) one third women (Proceeds to me $869.45)—I went over, was wheeled on the stage in my
I am glad you are pleased with my idea of Ingersoll lecturing. It will be a great event.
"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My
(choice persons,) one third women (Proceeds to me $869.45)—I went over, was wheeled on the stage in my
Dillingham Co: New York), he writes of Whitman: "Whitman gave a few readings under my management during
Just as he was about to recite 'My Captain,' a little girl, the granddaughter of Edmund Clarence Stedman
50 yrs years old— Viz: I have rec'd received a draft, endorsed it, deposited it, and forgot to give my
My name is known to your friend Mr.
I enclose prospectus of my Editions of Poe's works.
Only not mounted as I want it for mounting in my own fashion, safest way of sending is round a small
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Though a stranger to you, in your Book you have been my friend, and so I salute you.
own heroic measure (or a poor attempt to imitate it) by one of the members of the Melancholy Club, my
lines of greeting in Munyon's Illustrated World, combining as they do the cradle and evening song of my
My brother writers have been very generous to me, and I heartily thank them for it.
Wilkins, two students of Trinity College, Dublin, were the first to draw my attention to your poetical
John Frederick Schiller Gray was a captain in the Twentieth New York Infantry and later held the same
My very dear Friend, Finally I find time and quiet to write you—I beseech you be not angry at what may
on the other hand, to affirm that during this time I had thought it better, influenced, perhaps, by my
duties incidental to my position.
I have just come from my Mother, who, together with my Father, desires to be kindly remembered to you
hopes in the future to have had you & my little girl with me then.
Dear Sir:— After waiting in vain for some time for my Stationer here to obtain for me copy of your "Democratic
Should our second attempt not be satisfactory, I will cheerfully avail my self of your offer. Mr.
Robert Buchanan's new vol. of "Essays" placed in my hands.
Walt Whitman Respected Sir: I have just read your 'Memorandum at a Venture' and wish to express to you my
I am a student at the above institution and while studying my text books I have also studied the times
It is like a great ship that comes to windward of me & takes the breeze out of the sail of my little
He does not do full justice to Emerson as I hope to show in my essay.
"A Backward Glance on My Own Road," The Critic, 4 (5 January 1884), 1–2.
I shall talk to my Dr Doctor about you when I see him again, but if I were you I would adopt such a diet
as would make my blood as thin as possible, & so lessen the arterial strain This is common sense, &
Well, my time has come—that is all. You see, I am somewhat of a fatalist!"
We have moved back here from Po'keepsie Poughkeepsie & I am very busy in my farm & fairly happy.
I have just sent off the copy for my new vol volume : think I shall stick to "Signs & Seasons" for the
He wanted my opinion about the argument of the essay, so I told him that I never felt like quarreling
Rossetti I am drawn toward, and though my first impression of him was that he was a high flown literary
as Assistant Secretary Richardson has impressed me into his service here & proposes to retain me & my
I have seen enough of cities, & streets & art and pictures & museums to stand me all the rest of my days
, and am in a hurry to set my face westward.
fried eggs on a perfumed napkin, and the napkin on beautiful tissue paper & the whole on a china plate (my
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
…My brain is too sensitive.
St was too much for me & my brain actually reels. I have never seen architecture before.
You would see your own in St , but it took my breath away.
It was more than I could bear & I will have to gird up my loins & try it many times.
If I loose lose my wits here why go further? But I shall make a brave fight.
I write you this dear Walt to help recover my self.
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
Only my brother is now upon the old farm.
I have to go back there at least twice a year to ease my pain.
my heart has always been!
To-day is my birth-day, too, I am 49 today. I hope spring finds you better.
My book "Signs & Seasons" will be out this month.
delighted to have been the means of giving to future generations a portrait of you that is certainly one of my
He work'd worked at my father's, and had done so for two years.
He work'd worked at my father's, and had done so for two years.
letter as follows: "I extract the following, verbatim, from a letter to me dated September 29, from my
We could have a good time here in my bark-covered shanty & in knocking about the country.
For the past two weeks my head has been ground between the upper & nether millstone of bank ledgers &
mind for some clew as to who I was, but I hardly think he placed me, though I told him the names of my
Whittier was standing by him & hearing my name, said to Emerson, "oh!
—I am making trips to N.Y. now adays nowadays to be treated for my arm & hand.
He cauterizes my back & arm with a red hot piece of platinum.
volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My
We are back home again & I am busy about my farm work.
My plough seems to find as much fat in the ribs of old mother Earth as ever it did & it looks just as
My sleep was very poor while in Ky, but I think of it as the finest country I have yet seen—that is the
June 28th [1864] Dear Walt It was my purpose to write to you while home, but ill health prevented me
from fulfilling half my plans.