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Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 19 February 1891

  • Date: February 19, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

the states so as to encourage manufacture at home (in Mich or N.Y.) and in that way increase the population

Walt Whitman to Dr. John Johnston, 19 February 1891

  • Date: February 19, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

James W. Wallace to Walt Whitman, 17 February 1891

  • Date: February 17, 1891
  • Creator(s): James W. Wallace
Text:

that we received a cable message from Traubel this morning, with the welcome intelligence that you were

I intend to order a few copies of it in addition to the American copies ordered through Traubel.

Annotations Text:

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

John Burroughs to Walt Whitman, 17 February 1891

  • Date: February 17, 1891
  • Creator(s): John Burroughs
Annotations Text:

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 17 February 1891

  • Date: February 17, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

William T. Stead to Walt Whitman, 16 February 1891

  • Date: February 16, 1891
  • Creator(s): Wlliam T. Stead | William T. Stead
Annotations Text:

American Edition 5 (1891), 11.

Emma Elizabeth Pugh Holland to Walt Whitman, 14 February 1891

  • Date: February 14, 1891
  • Creator(s): Emma Elizabeth Pugh Holland
Annotations Text:

Alexander and Anne Gilchrist were the parents of four children: Beatrice Carwardine Gilchrist (1854–1881

The volumes were first published in 1863, and another edition was published in 1880.

Walt Whitman to Dr. John Johnston, 14 February 1891

  • Date: February 14, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 14 February 1891

  • Date: February 14, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

He was the author of many books and articles on German-American affairs and was superintendent of German

See The American-German Review 13 (December 1946), 27–30.

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

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

A fair portion of its contents were devoted to Whitman appreciation and the conservation of the poet's

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 14 February 1891

  • Date: February 14, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 12 February 1891

  • Date: February 12, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

I read it with interest and am glad to see that the American Government is taking a hand in this last

Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 11 February 1891

  • Date: February 11, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

John Brown (Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860), a correspondent for the New York Tribune during the war

He concluded his first letter to Whitman on June 25, 1860: "I love you, Walt!

Redpath became managing editor of The North American Review in 1886. See also Charles F.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 11 February 1891

  • Date: February 11, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

John Brown (Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860), a correspondent for the New York Tribune during the war

He concluded his first letter to Whitman on June 25, 1860: "I love you, Walt!

Redpath became managing editor of The North American Review in 1886. See also Charles F.

James W. Wallace to Walt Whitman, 10 February 1891

  • Date: February 10, 1891
  • Creator(s): James W. Wallace
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Hannah Whitman Heyde, 10 February 1891

  • Date: February 10, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 10 February 1891

  • Date: February 10, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 9 February 1891

  • Date: February 9, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Dr. John Johnston, 8 February 1891

  • Date: February 8, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 8 February 1891

  • Date: February 8, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

Am well —as we all are here, thank goodness—only wish you were the same.

Annotations Text:

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

Joseph M. Stoddart to Walt Whitman, 7 February 189[1]

  • Date: February 7, 189[1]
  • Creator(s): Joseph Marshall Stoddart | Joseph M. Stoddart
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Horace Traubel, [7 February 1891?]

  • Date: [February 7, 1891?]
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Stoddart's Encyclopaedia America, established Stoddart's Review in 1880, which was merged with The American

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 7 February 1891

  • Date: February 7, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 6 February 1891

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

During the last week I have been a little uneasy about you, wondering at times how you were, & I accepted

Annotations Text:

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

James W. Wallace to Walt Whitman, 6 February 1891

  • Date: February 6, 1891
  • Creator(s): James W. Wallace
Text:

Walt Whitman, I was extremely pleased, last evening, to receive the copy of Ingersoll's lecture you were

great & notable utterance—strong, manly brave & free—worthy of its subject, & worthy of a great American

orator to an American audience.

Annotations Text:

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

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

Henry B. Binns to Walt Whitman, 5 February 1891

  • Date: February 5, 1891
  • Creator(s): Henry B. Binns
Text:

progress,—gothic,—stalwart,—one with men & one with nature; for being the prophet & the voice of Americanism

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 5 February 1891

  • Date: February 5, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Hannah Whitman Heyde, 4 February 1891

  • Date: February 4, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Jessie and her older sister Manahatta ("Hattie") (1860–1886) were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 4 February 1891

  • Date: February 4, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 4 Feburary 1891

  • Date: February 4, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the 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

Walt Whitman to Joseph M. Stoddart, 4 February 1891

  • Date: February 4, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 3 February 1891

  • Date: February 3, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

" 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

The lectures were later published by Houghton, Mifflin.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 3 February 1891

  • Date: February 3, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

along same as usual—letter f'm J W Wallace Eng: — the Strand the new mag—not equal to the leading American

Annotations Text:

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

Wallace Wood to Walt Whitman, 2 February 1891

  • Date: February 2, 1891
  • Creator(s): Wallace Wood
Text:

or, What are the cardinal points to be insisted upon for the all around development of the coming American

Helen E. Price to Walt Whitman, 2 February 1891

  • Date: February 2, 1891
  • Creator(s): Helen E. Price
Text:

Feb 2nd 91 Dear friend Walt, I have not written to you all these years because I knew there were many

When our dearest mothers were living and well. Those dear old days are gone never to return again.

Annotations Text:

Law (1842–1905), an engraver, and the couple were the parents of at least five children.

Manahatta ("Hattie") Whitman (1860–1886) and her younger sister Jessie Louisa Whitman (1863–1957) were

Helen's reminiscences of Whitman were included in the book.

During the 1860s, Price and her family, especially her daughter, Helen, were friends with Whitman and

In 1860 the Price family began to save Walt's letters.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 2 February 1891

  • Date: February 2, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 2 February 1891

  • Date: February 2, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

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

Bertha Johnston to Walt Whitman, 1 February 1891

  • Date: February 1, 1891
  • Creator(s): Bertha Johnston
Text:

equilibrium in the pure hearted Mother, have given the dear little baby girl such a start in life as I wish were

the man, shown by his taking a stand in opposition to his friends even, when conscience required it, were

New York must seem to him a very inhospitable place for his train was run into just as the city was reached

in which he recalls a day spent with you in the hospitals and expresses his appreciation of all you were

Annotations Text:

Franklin Johnston became the president and publisher of the trade publication American Exporter and a

a well-known American political theorist and revolutionary.

the start of the American Revolution, inspiring patriots to call for independence from Great Britain

Moncure Daniel Conway (1832–1907) was an American abolitionist, minister, and frequent correspondent

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

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 1 February 1891

  • Date: February 1, 1891
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Text:

Somebody ought to write a scholarly-picturesque thorough & exhaustive history of the Dutch-Americans.

I wish I were rich enough.

City & L. Island, & study the Dutch people at first hand.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 30–31 January 1891

  • Date: January 30, 1891; 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | Unknown author
Annotations Text:

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

Stoddart's Encyclopaedia America, established Stoddart's Review in 1880, which was merged with The American

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

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

Walt Whitman to Hannah Whitman Heyde, 28 January 1891

  • Date: January 28, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

Grass out there, said there were many there suits them—was unwell & had to dismiss him—am afraid I am

Annotations Text:

Jessie and her older sister Manahatta ("Hattie") (1860–1886) were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

When the war ended, he became a pipe inspector for the City of Camden and the New York Metropolitan Water

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 28 January 1891

  • Date: January 28, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Dr. John Johnston, 27 January 1891

  • Date: January 27, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 26 January 1891

  • Date: January 26, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to the Editor of Once A Week, 25 January 1891

  • Date: January 25, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

This letter is addressed: Editor | Once-a-Week | Warren st Paper | New York City.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 24 January 1891

  • Date: January 24, 1891
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

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

Stoddart's Encyclopaedia America, established Stoddart's Review in 1880, which was merged with The American

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 24 January 1891

  • Date: January 24, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

catheter but, my dear Walt, you will have to come to it and when you do you will think how foolish you were

Annotations Text:

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

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

James W. Wallace to Walt Whitman, 23 January 1891

  • Date: January 23, 1891
  • Creator(s): James W. Wallace
Text:

Johnston your post card of Jan: 9 & am glad to note that you were fairly well. James W.

Annotations Text:

Published in both London and New York City by Cassells, Petter, Galphin & Co., The Magazine of Art was

Ruskin's Fors Clavigera (1871) was a series of letters to British workmen and laborers that were published

Walt Whitman to [Horace Traubel], [23 January 1891]

  • Date: [January 23, 1891]
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 22 January 1891

  • Date: January 22, 1891
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

I am glad to hear that at time of writing you were not suffering so much but it is plain that you are

Annotations Text:

Stoddart's Encyclopaedia America, established Stoddart's Review in 1880, which was merged with The American

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

The Truth Seeker Company to Walt Whitman, 21 January 1891

  • Date: January 21, 1891
  • Creator(s): The Truth Seeker Company
Annotations Text:

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

published in The North American Review.

published in New York in 1888 by the journal's editor Charles Allen Thorndike Rice and The North American

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

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