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Susan Stafford to Walt Whitman, 3 December 1890

  • Date: December 3, 1890
  • Creator(s): Susan Stafford
Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 3 December 1890

  • Date: December 3, 1890
  • 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

Jeanette L. and Joseph B. Gilder to Walt Whitman, 2 December 1890

  • Date: December 2, 1890
  • Creator(s): Jeanette L. and Joseph B. Gilder
Text:

signalize the occasion by printing in that number a few lists, by competent judges, of THE BEST FIVE American

Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Dr. John Johnston, 2 December 1890

  • Date: December 2, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

Missouri Mrs: H L Heyde, 21 Pearl street, Burlington, Vermont R G Ingersoll, 45 Wall street New York City

Annotations Text:

His notes were also published, along with a series of original photographs, as Diary Notes of A Visit

Good Words was a British monthly periodical founded in 1860 by Alexander Strahan (1833–1918), a Scottish

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

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

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

Horace Tarr to Walt Whitman, 1 December 1890

  • Date: December 1, 1890
  • Creator(s): Horace Tarr
Text:

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

Annotations Text:

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).

Walt Whitman to Susan Stafford, 1 December 1890

  • Date: December 1, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

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

Annotations Text:

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.

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 30 November 1890

  • Date: November 30, 1890
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

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 David Lezinsky, 30 November 1890

  • Date: November 30, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

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

Annotations Text:

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

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 29 November 1890

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

your kind p.c. of the 18 inst. just received this morning, from which I am sorry to learn that you were

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."

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

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 29 November 1890

  • Date: November 29, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Both Johnston and Wallace lived in Bolton Lancashire, England and were the co-founders of the "Bolton

Walt Whitman to Dr. John Johnston, 29 November 1890

  • Date: November 29, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Edward Whitman, 28 November 1890

  • Date: November 28, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Mary Elizabeth Van Nostrand, 28 November 1890

  • Date: November 28, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to the Editor of The Critic, 25 November 1890

  • Date: November 25, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

This postal card is addressed: Editor Critic | 52 Lafayette Place | New York City.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 25 November 1890

  • Date: November 25, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Four of Whitman's poems were published in the magazine: "The Dead Tenor" (1884), "Yonnondio" (1887),

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

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

Walt Whitman to Dr. John Johnston, 25 November 1890

  • Date: November 25, 1890
  • 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

Sophia Williams to Walt Whitman, 24 November 1890

  • Date: November 24, 1890
  • Creator(s): Sophia Williams
Annotations Text:

Minna Gale (1869–1944) was an American actress known for Shakespearean roles early in her career.

Edwin Thomas Booth (1833–1893) was an American actor, famous for performing Shakespeare in the U.S. and

Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891) was an American stage actor who acted in the repertory company of the Boston

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 23 November 1890

  • Date: November 23, 1890
  • 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, 22 November 1890

  • Date: November 22, 1890
  • 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, 22 November 1890

  • Date: November 22, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Founded by the American journalist and reform writer Benjamin Orange Flower (1858–1918),The Arena was

the American Sunday-School Times.

," 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.

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

Walt Whitman to Joseph M. Stoddart, 20 November 1890

  • Date: November 20, 1890
  • 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 Mary Whitall Smith Costelloe, 18 November 1890

  • Date: November 18, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Whitman sent "Old Poets" to the North American Review.

James W. Wallace to Walt Whitman, 18 November 1890

  • Date: November 18, 1890
  • Creator(s): James W. Wallace
Annotations Text:

For Whitman's writings on Carlyle, see "Death of Thomas Carlyle" (pp. 168–170) and "Carlyle from American

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 18 November 1890

  • Date: November 18, 1890
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

All welcome but especially the "World" with its curious "obituary" of Walt Whitman "the American Dante

Annotations Text:

the circumstances leading to it, see Todd Richardson, "Walt Whitman's 'Lively Corpse' in 1871: The American

Walt Whitman to Ernest Rhys, 18 November 1890

  • Date: November 18, 1890
  • 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 Dr. John Johnston, 18 November 1890

  • Date: November 18, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 18 November 1890

  • Date: November 18, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

When he was a young man, Bucke explored the American West, including trekking through the mountains of

Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 15 November 1890

  • Date: November 15, 1890
  • Creator(s): Dr. John Johnston
Text:

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

Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 15 November 1890

  • Date: November 15, 1890
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

Robert Pearsall Smith to Walt Whitman, 14 November 1890

  • Date: November 14, 1890
  • Creator(s): Robert Pearsall Smith
Text:

We are in the pivotal city of the world, within personal knowledge or touch of those who are guiding

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 13 November 1890

  • Date: November 13, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Townsend Southwick, of New York City (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 12 November 1890

  • Date: November 12, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

," 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.

Though an old Republican, he calls the party in power 'the banditti combine,' and says, if it were not

for American elections as safety-valves, we should likely have a French Revolution here and Reign of

Walt Whitman to Horace Traubel, 12 November 1890

  • Date: November 12, 1890
  • 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 Susan Stafford, 12 November 1890

  • Date: November 12, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 12 November 1890

  • Date: November 12, 1890
  • 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

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

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

William Ingram to Walt Whitman, 11 November 1890

  • Date: November 11, 1890
  • Creator(s): William Ingram
Annotations Text:

Albert Edward Johnston and Calder Johnston were the sons of the jeweler John H.

Pink was a land and social reform activist in Brooklyn in the 1860s and 1870s.

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 11 November 1890

  • Date: November 11, 1890
  • 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

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 10 November 1890

  • Date: November 10, 1890
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Annotations Text:

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.

William F. Jackson to Walt Whitman, 9 November [1890]

  • Date: November 9, [1890]
  • Creator(s): William F. Jackson
Text:

Walt Whitman, My dear Sir:— Your "Old Poets" in the November Number of the North American Review, I read

Why should not the poem that is to last be written by an American?

Annotations Text:

Whitman's essay "Old Poets" was first published in the November 1890 issue of The North American Review

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 9 November 1890

  • Date: November 9, 1890
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

It is something about American poets is it not?

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

Some if not all of these volumes were inscribed by Whitman on October 31, 1890.

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

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 8 November 1890

  • Date: November 8, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

8 '90 Fine sunny day—was out in wheelchair yesterday 12 to 2½—went to the north point shore of the city

Annotations Text:

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.

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

Though an old Republican, he calls the party in power "the banditti combine," and says, if it were not

for American elections as safety-valves, we would likely have a French Revolution here and Reign of

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 8 November 1890

  • Date: November 8, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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.

Charles L. Heyde to Walt Whitman, 5 November, 1890

  • Date: November 5, 1890
  • Creator(s): Charles L. Heyde
Text:

How true you wrote, that time composes, completes the understanding, qualifies the decree, as it were

Walt Whitman to the Editor of The North American Review, 4 November 1890

  • Date: November 4, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

for pay of "Old Poets" —the receipt herewith, Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to the Editor of The North American

Annotations Text:

in the March 1891 issue of The North American Review.

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

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 3 November 1890

  • Date: November 3, 1890
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Text:

You remind me of an incident: Dr Bucke & the attendant doctor I were making the rounds when we came to

Annotations Text:

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.

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

Joseph ("Joe") Jefferson III (1829–1905) was an American actor and one of the most famous American comedians

Walt Whitman to Bernard O'Dowd, 3 November 1890

  • Date: November 3, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

written) fair appetite & sleep—have a good nurse, Warren Fritzinger a strong hearty good natured young American

Annotations Text:

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.

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

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

Fryer were Bernard O'Dowd's in-laws.

Gleeson White to Walt Whitman, 2 November 1890

  • Date: November 2, 1890
  • Creator(s): Gleeson White
Text:

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

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 2 November 1890

  • Date: November 2, 1890
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

I have not seen the "North American" yet—shall try and find it in town tomorrow.

Annotations Text:

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

Bucke is referring to a copy of the November 1890 issue of The North American Review, which published

Walt Whitman to Edward Carpenter, 2 November 1890

  • Date: November 2, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Both were introduced to Whitman's writings by Edward Carpenter and they quickly became admirers of the

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

Susan (1833–1910) and George Stafford (1827–1892) were the parents of Whitman's young friend, Harry Stafford

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

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 1 November 1890

  • Date: November 1, 1890
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

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