Skip to main content

Search Results

Filter by:

Date


Dates in both fields not required
Entering in only one field Searches
Year, Month, & Day Single day
Year & Month Whole month
Year Whole year
Month & Day 1600-#-# to 2100-#-#
Month 1600-#-1 to 2100-#-31
Day 1600-01-# to 2100-12-#

Work title

See more

Year

Search : of captain, my captain!

8122 results

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 6 February 1891

  • Date: February 6, 1891; January 30, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston | Unknown
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton Lancashire, England Feb 6 th 1891 My Dear Old Friend Just a few lines to acknowledge

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 5 September 1891

  • Date: September 5, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My continued love & sympathy to you. God bless you & yours.

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, [5 March 1892]

  • Date: [March 5, 1892]
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Ma Just a line to say that Fred Wild has written a brief message to you by this mail from my house, &

to send you my best love along with his.

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 4–5 December 1891

  • Date: December 4–5, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Dec. 4th '91 My Dear Old Friend Your kind & most welcome p.c. of Nov. 22 nd came by last mail

& glad indeed was I to receive it from your dear hand My best thanks to you for it.

Sat Dec 5 th '91 This aft n I stole a couple of hours from my work & went over to see J.W.W. at Anderton

Annotations Text:

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

Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Friday, September 13, 1889 and Saturday, September 14, 1889: "My

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 4 November 1891

  • Date: November 4, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Nov 4. 91 My Dear Good old Friend, From Wallace comes the information (Oct 23) that you were

This has been a dull, sunless cheerless, November day, wh: has been reflected in my spirit—such creatures

My love to you & my everlasting reverence God bless you now & always Yours affect ly J.

Johnston My kind regards to Mrs D. W. & H. Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 4 November 1891

Annotations Text:

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 4 April 1891

  • Date: April 4, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Another post card from you, my dear, kind, old friend on the 2 nd inst —the third I have received from

My best thanks to you for it!

s address upon your first edition (1855) comes off at my house.

Pardon my writing more at present.

My horse is ill so I do most of my round on foot & I am tired tonight.

Annotations Text:

Houghton, Mifflin, 1891), for which Whitman wrote the Preface (which he later included in Good-Bye My

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 30 September 1891

  • Date: September 30, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Sept 30th '91 My Dear Old Friend, Again have I to acknowledge the receipt of a most welcome missive from

I am sending copies of my "notes" to Professor Brinton & to Mr Harned at the request of H.L.T through

J.W.W Pardon this brief letter—I am just called out to a lady who requires my services.

My love to you & to HLT & his winsome wife now & ever Yours affectly J Johnston Dr.

Annotations Text:

sixty-five poems that had originally appeared in November Boughs (1888); while the second, "Good-Bye my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 30 May 1891

  • Date: May 30, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Walt Whitman, Our best & warmest thanks to you for your kindness in sending us the advance copy

of "Good Bye My Fancy," which reached us by last mail!

for reading it—I have had a fearfully busy week—but I could not let the mail go without sending you my

Better , I sincerely hope & trust, my good kind old friend.

household & with my heart's best love to you Yours affectionately J.

Annotations Text:

It is postmarked: BOLTON | 56 | MY 30 | 91; Camden, N.J. | Jun | 7 | 4 PM | 1891 | Rec'd.; Paid | B |

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 30 December 1891

  • Date: December 30, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Old Friend As no cablegram came this morning we conclude that "no news is good news" & our anxiety

My best heart love to you now & always. Yours affectionately J. Johnston.

PS Please tell Warry & Mr s Davis that I send my affectionate regards & best wishes for a happy new year

Annotations Text:

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 3–4 July 1891

  • Date: July 3–4, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton, England July 3rd, 1891 My Dear Old Friend, This afternoon I recd. your kind

p.c. of June 23rd & thank you for it with all my heart.

Please give them & Mrs Davis my kindest regards.

Wallace called here last night, during my absence from town on business, & left one of the "Good Byes

But my time is up. Good night & god bless you Yours affectionately J Johnston Dr.

Annotations Text:

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

Johnston is referring to Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

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

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 3 June 1891

  • Date: June 3, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton England June 3rd 1891 My Dear Old Friend and Master, We are wondering how your

he calls one of his "informal talks" upon your attitude to Religion, with readings from & Good Bye My

To me it was a sweetly sacred hour & my heart was full of the tenderest & most hallowed thoughts of you

My heart's best love goes over the sea to you with a great & tender yearning.

The "British Prince"— my ship—sails from Liverpool today. How I wish I were going too! Dr.

Annotations Text:

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 3 January 1891

  • Date: January 3, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton Lancashire, England January 3 rd 1891 My Dear Old Friend, I must thank you

should kindly think of me & write me such a tender & loving note, and I thank you from the bottom of my

The other day I received a letter from Mrs Harrison of Bideford to whom I sent a copy of my "Notes"—she

will probably write to you By the way it may amuse you to know that in consequence of the extent of my

bring this letter to an end by again expressing the hope that you are keeping better & sending you my

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 29 November 1890

  • Date: November 29, 1890
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

By this time you will, I trust, be in possession of my printed notes and of the numbers of Great Thoughts

I feel to him just now as though he were my grandfather or an aged uncle; as though I once knew him but

my remembrances were like an infant's."

A similar occasion last year on my birthday Dec. 8 suggested the enclosed "Snow Thought" It is now a

glistening road & through the keen, frosty air has exhilirated me & sent the warm blood tingling to my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 29 July 1891

  • Date: July 29, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Bolton England July 29. 91 My Dear Walt Whitman Our "Whitman mail" this morning was quite a heavy one—a

Accept of my best thanks for your kind p.c of July 17 th announcing your receipt of our cablegram re

On the 31 st my wife & brother with a lady friend intend going for a weeks holiday to Ballacooil—a farm

but have not yet seen it Wallace has just had tea with me & is sitting now in the next room reading my

Please convey my thanks to him & tell him I will write to him by next mail With kindest regards to all

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 29 August 1891

  • Date: August 29, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Aug 29 th 1891 My Dear Old Friend.

Please accept of my warmest thanks for your kind postcard of Aug 16 from which I was glad to hear that

I would prize it very, very highly & would give it a place of honour in my home second to none of my

possession s About the time you receive this letter my dear friend, Wallace, will arrive at Phila. &

The mere thought of his meet ing you fills me with undescribable emotion & my heart fairly wells with

Annotations Text:

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

Whitman's housekeeper, took care of both Harry and Warren after the death of their father, the sea captain

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 28 October 1891

  • Date: October 28, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Oct. 28th 1891 My Dear Old Friend, Your two postals of Oct 15 th & 16 came by last mail & I thank

cloudless blue sky—a day to rejoice the heart of man & make him feel glad he is alive I am just in from my

this to the accompaniment of the rattle of lorries cabs & trains the bumping of Railway wagons—for my

frosts have almost cleared the woods & hedgerows of foliage May the oncoming Winter treat you leniently my

My kindest regards to Warry Harry & good Mr s D & my heart's devotion to you Yours ever J Johnston see

Annotations Text:

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

Whitman's housekeeper, took care of both Harry and Warren after the death of their father, the sea captain

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 28 November 1891

  • Date: November 28, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Old Friend, Just a few lines to send you my love & say "How do" to you a cross the deep Atlantic

Annotations Text:

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 27 March 1891

  • Date: March 27, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Old Friend, Sitting here on the evening of Good Friday—a general holiday—I thought I w d give

I also took part in the discussion, read extracts from L. of G & shewed showed some of my "Whitman photos

God bless you my dear, old friend, & send you better times!

Please give my kindest regards to HLT & to all your household.

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 27 February 1892

  • Date: February 27, 1892
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Feb 27, 92 My Dear Walt Just a line by tonights mail to send you my deep & heartfelt love & my

been busy sending off copies of the facsimile to over 70 different friends you have hardly been out of my

Annotations Text:

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 27 February 1891

  • Date: February 27, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton Lancashire England Feb 27 91 My Dear Old Friend, Just a few lines to acknowledge

My best thanks to you for all & for your loving benediction & "heart full of good wishes & affectionate

warmest thanks & I should like you to convey my gratitude to him for his dear good letter.

Of my sympathy you are already assured & what can I say but renew the expression of my personal affection

May God grant that it may be so is my heart felt prayer.

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 27 December 1890

  • Date: December 27, 1890
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton Lancashire England Dec r 27 th 1890 Many thanks to you, my dear old friend,

Another treat in store for us is a Children's Party which my wife & I intend giving in our house, when

It will interest you to know that I have received a brief letter of acknowledgment of my "Notes" & of

I also send you copies of some verses I sent to some of my friends & a copy of this week's Annandale

Observer containing a notice of my "Notes."

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 27 August 1890

  • Date: August 27, 1890
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

all is well with me but I regret that I did not write to you sooner or cable to you immediately upon my

being and which eludes my senses and baffles my judgment to explain.

save my own, dear, good father could have done.

For all this and more I desire you to accept of my heartfelt thanks.

I am taking the liberty of writing to Dr Bucke to explain my not visiting him as I intended.

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 26–27 June 1891

  • Date: June 26–27, 1891; June 27, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston | Unknown author
Text:

June 26 th 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman, Most heartily do I thank you for yr kindness in sending me the

One of these sweet hours I am now enjoying in Raikes Wood—the nearest bit of natural wood to my house

& one of my favourite haunts—where I draft this letter, sitting upon a fallen tree trunk.

glistening rain drops—horsetails & wild rhubarb through which I have had to wade knee deep to get to my

I send you a little souvenir of that visit to my wood.

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 26 September 1891

  • Date: September 26, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton England Sept 26 th 1891 My Dear Old Friend Upon my arrival home yesterday from

I send you my heartiest thanks.

My best thanks to you for your kind offer to send me a copy of the "Complete Edition of L of G " wh.

Annotations Text:

The Critic of September 5, 1891 included a review of Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy 2d Annex" to Leaves of Grass

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

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

sixty-five poems that had originally appeared in November Boughs (1888); while the second, "Good-Bye my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 26 March 1892

  • Date: March 26, 1892
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Mar 26 th 1892 My Dear good old Friend Just a line to you by tonights mail to send you my love

once more—always that, always that—& the best I possess, along with my warmest sympathy.

Though I do not write much—for I fear to trouble you—my Love knows no lessening.

I have got my dear good old father staying here with me & am very happy to have him too.

Annotations Text:

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 26 August 1891

  • Date: August 26, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Rd Bolton England Aug 26: 91 My Dear Old Friend Well, they're off!

having a good time of it I cannot tell you how I felt parting with J.W.W, but I introduced him to the Captain

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 25 November 1891

  • Date: November 25, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Very cold today too—A busy day with me—have just got through & am off to testify my sympathy with the

My best & warmest love to you always my dear old friend A sweet goodnight to you & God bless you!

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 24 October 1891

  • Date: October 24, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Oct 24 th 1891 My Dear good Friend, My best thanks to you for yr kind p.c. of Oct 12 rec d two

Harned —the latter in acknowledgement of the copy of my "Notes I sent."

Last night I deliverd my Lecture on "My trip to America" & shewed all my pictures by the oxyhydrogen,

sweethearts & their wives & succeeded in holding their interest for an hour & a half while I talked about my

He afterwards came along & had tea with my wife & me & we were joined by R. K.

Annotations Text:

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 23 September 1891

  • Date: September 23, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Carlyle's Place Annan Dumfriesshire Scotland Sept 23rd 1891 My Dear Old Friend, I arrived here yesterday

I cannot tell you what a joy it is to me to receive a letter from you while I am staying in my dear Father's

My dear good old father is in the garden, which is his peculiar care, my brother (a lawyer) is reading

his morning letters & my dear old mother is busy with domestic duties.

I must ask you to pardon my writing more at present as it is nigh mail time My best wishes for your welfare

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 23 May 1891

  • Date: May 23, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Old Friend, I have nothing particular to say but I cannot let the mail go without a word of greeting

My loving salutation to you, dearest & best of Friends!

in the surgery & snatch a few minutes of leisure while waiting for my horse, to write a few lines to

—& J.W.W is spending it quietly at home—(But there's my horse so I must stop a while—) Later.

I have sent a copy of the NE Mag, my "notes" & some of my "Whitman" photos to the Editor of the Review

Annotations Text:

America It is postmarked: BOLTON | MY 23 | 91; New York | June 1; PAID | C | ALL | Camden, N.J. | 1891

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 23 March 1892

  • Date: March 23, 1892
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Mar 23 rd 1892 My Dear Old Friend And how fares it with you tonight?

I look out across the western sky, now studded with twinkling stars & wonder how you are, my dear good

friend of friends My heart's best & truest affection flows out to you & my sympathy can hardly find

I have my dear good old father with me tonight, & with him here & to write to I am happy!

Annotations Text:

sixty-five poems that had originally appeared in November Boughs (1888); while the second, "Good-Bye my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 23 December 1891

  • Date: December 23, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Dec 23rd 1891 My Dear Old Friend, By last mail I received your kind pc of Dec 10 th & the copy

of the Complete Edition of Leaves of Grass which you kindly sent For both of these I give you my most

The book I shall prize all my life long as a gift from you my dear good old Friend, & I desire in an

Annotations Text:

entitled "A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads" and sixty-five poems; while the second, "Good-Bye my

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 22 July 1891

  • Date: July 22, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Old Friend, I now take up the thread of my narrative about Dr Bucke & his doings amongst us at

the point where I left off in my last letter Sunday morning (July 19th) he stayed indoors resting, reading

because they contained what was on the whole good news of you After breakfast the Dr, J.W.W. & I drove in my

Forgive my seeming levity. Upon such a grave subject.

Please convey my warmest regards to all & accept the heart love of yours affectionately J.

Annotations Text:

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 22 August 1891

  • Date: August 22, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Rd Bolton England Aug 22nd 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman, Just a few lines to send you my love

I blushed to see my poor scribblings, written off hurriedly & without premeditation, arrayed in all the

My best love to you now & always! God bless you!

Annotations Text:

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

Whitman's housekeeper, took care of both Harry and Warren after the death of their father, the sea captain

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 21–28 February 1891

  • Date: February 21–28 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton, England Feb 21 st 1891 My Dear Old Friend I was indeed delighted to receive

Hope that he has now quite recovered from it Things are going on with us here much as usual—my time being

chiefly occupied with my professional work, with, as you will see from the Bolton Journal which I send

During the last three weeks my wife has been on the sick list—suffering from a rather severe attack of

At the next exhibition of my American photographic slides—which will be on Mar 5th on the occasion of

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 21 October 1890

  • Date: October 21, 1890
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Annotations Text:

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."

volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 20–21 November 1891

  • Date: November 20–21, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My heart's best gratitude to you for it. It was indeed welcomed.

Tonight I have had two good hours' work upon my paper (on you) wh.

I have just returned from a long round of visits in my open carriage wh.

window as I write & gloifies the sombre brick building of the Lanc & York Ry Good's yard opposite—(my

I must now stop as my time is up.

Annotations Text:

Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Friday, September 13, 1889 and Saturday, September 14, 1889: "My

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 20–21 March 1891

  • Date: March 20–21, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton, England March 20th 1891 My Dear Old Friend, Two post cards from you and a

My heart's best thanks to you for them as for all the manifold kindnesses you are continually heaping

invigorating after the town—the peaceful serenity that broods over the landscape, the beautiful scenery and my

Annotations Text:

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

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 20–21 January 1891

  • Date: January 20–21, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54 Manchester Road Bolton, England Jan 20 th 1891 My Dear Old Friend, By this mail I send you the current

J.W.W. called at my surgery this morning & read to me the draft of a letter to you concerning Ruskin

has been to me or how much I owe to his good influence; for he has been one of three good genii of my

life—the other two being yourself & my own, dear, good old father.

Pardon my writing thus about my friend but "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." &

Annotations Text:

Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 20 September 1890

  • Date: September 20, 1890
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

more before long which I think will interest you I feel very highly honoured by your wish to utilize my

I don't know how this will affect your reproducing my copy of it but you will know best.

Pardon my mentioning it.

I had a visit the other day from Captain Nowell of the S . .

Roose in this months National Review "'My imagination like my heart has always been with the women—I

Annotations Text:

that he wants to use the photos for his "forthcoming little (2d) annex," which would become Good-Bye My

On October 8, 1890, Horace Traubel notes that Whitman received a letter from Captain Noell [sic] stating

Traubel notes a few days later on October 14: "W. said Captain Noell [sic] had been in with the blanket

Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his

Johnston is referring to Whitman's Good-Bye My Fancy (1891).

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 20 June 1891

  • Date: June 20, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Old Friend, My heartiest thanks to you for your letter with enclosures rec d by last mail.

—thereby endorsing the professor's eulogistic references to me & my "Notes," & enhancing its value a

My best thanks to you for that.

& two surgical operations in addition to a long list of cases) & I have still a letter to write to my

My best love to you now & always & my warmest greeting! God bless you!

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 20 February 1892

  • Date: February 20, 1892
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

England Feb 20 th . 1892 My Dear Good Friend, I send you my best & warmest thanks for that transcendantly

us about would cheer & delight you greatly I have just returned from a flying visit to the home of my

dear sister —near Carlisle, 100 miles from here—who is ill & the journey there & back in 18 hours & my

Please give my kindest regards to Warry & to M rs Davis .

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 20 December 1890

  • Date: December 20, 1890
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

I can do nothing but write & assure you of my tender sympathy & of my heartfelt & daily deepening affection

This morning I had hours driving in my open conveyance I c not take my brougham—& the all-prevalent moisture

condensed on my beard & moustache & froze into tiny icicles which had to be thawed off.

Dixon wrote for my birthday party.

With my kindest regards to all the members of your household & with my best heart's-love to you I remain

Annotations Text:

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

meeting on September 13, 1890: "Nearly all 'the boys' were present with two friends & the reading of my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 2–3 August 1891

  • Date: August 2–3, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Ballacooil Dalby Isle of Man Aug 2nd 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman— We (i.e. my wife, my brother a friend

from Fleetwood brought us to Douglas—the favourite Isle of Man resort but now too noisy & rowdy for my

geting out into the open air now & then & at all events keeping your usual good heart God bless you my

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 2 September 1891

  • Date: September 2, 1891; June 13, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston | Unknown author
Text:

My Dear Friend, The American mail arrived here an hour ago & brought me your dear, good letter of Aug

23 rd & 24 th with Sloane Kennedy's letter to you enclosed, for which I return you my most cordial thanks

Ah my dear, good old Friend if you knew how I long for those dear missives, how s[w]eetly precious &

But I have had my innings & now he is having his. But all the same I say "Happy fellow!"

But I must possess my soul in patience & in due time all will come right I enclose a cutting from "The

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 2 March 1892

  • Date: March 2, 1892
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

Mar 2/92 Just another line to you my dear old friend to send you my best love & my warmest sympathy God

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 2 December 1891

  • Date: December 2, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 19–20 May 1891

  • Date: May 19–20, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

My Dear Old Friend, Just a line or two to acknowledge the receipt, this morning, of your kind p.c. of

May 8 & to send you my heartfelt thanks for it.

If so will you please convey my kindest regards & best wishes to him?

At noon today my eyes were gladdened by the rec t of a copy of the New England Magazine for May containing

It is a great pleasure to me to see some of my photographs reproduced in an article by such a warm-hearted

Annotations Text:

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

It connects itself with memories of my mother's like condition—her only companion often a canary too.

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 19 September 1891

  • Date: September 19, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

night Another grand day this—write this sitting on beach—the rising tide breaking in curling waves at my

My love to you & to HLT & the rest God bless you yours affectly J Johnston Dr.

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 19 August 1891

  • Date: August 19, 1891
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

54, Manchester Road Bolton, England Aug 19th 1891 My Dear Walt Whitman, Since Monday afternoon last (

My visit to you was the crown & glory of my life & his will be that & infinitely more.

Annotations Text:

Nowell, the Captain of the SS British Prince.

On October 8, 1890, Horace Traubel notes that Whitman received a letter from Captain Noell [sic] stating

Traubel notes a few days later on October 14: "W. said Captain Noell [sic] had been in with the blanket

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

Back to top