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John Townsend Trowbridge was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery reformer.

Ferry Boy and the Financier (Boston: Walker and Wise, 1864); he described their meetings in My Own Story

Collection; Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1906–1996], 2:

For my part I see no light or knowledge in any direction on the matter of the conference, or what it

direct them to me, (if you should find convenient to send them) to Washington, 456 Sixth St north, 3d story

John Townsend Trowbridge was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery reformer.

Ferry Boy and the Financier (Boston: Walker and Wise, 1864); he described their meetings in My Own Story

the descriptive list had arrived, and that the package contained two copies of The Drummer Boy, a Story

Feinberg Collection; Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1961], 2:

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

should be truly glad to see you—perhaps best to call at Att'y Gen's office, Treasury Building—say from 1/2

John Townsend Trowbridge (1827-1916) was a novelist, poet, author of juvenile stories, and antislavery

Ferry Boy and the Financier (Boston: Walker and Wise, 1864); he described their meetings in My Own Story

S. since April, 1861, nearly four years, has borne his part bravely in battles in nearly every part of

The Washington Star reprinted the article on October 2, 1868.

See also Whitman's letter to John and Ursula Burroughs of March 2, 1875.

It is postmarked: Washington | Feb | 2(?) | 1863 | D. C.

Thereafter he compiled extremely successful textbooks, and established the magazine, Story-Teller, in

Come by all means—nothing very new—bad spells continued, & then a let up—(pretty much the same old story

The meeting had taken place on November 2, at Whitman's home in Camden.

Whitman's thoughts on the visit, see Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Monday, November 2,

| Oct 2(?) | 8 PM | 91.

Feinberg Collection; Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [1906–1996], 2:278).

. ($2) — Walt Whitman to John Phillips Street, 14 July 1891

Conway and Morley's Recollections (1917), 2:105.

Browning's part, would I deem it my duty to waive the preference mentioned, & obey your commands.

. | May 2(?) | 3 PM | 87.

Bates, in title case, will be sent up to you at 2 o'clock, according to your request.

The sets are $10 cash, & the MS $2–$22 altogether, which please remit me by post office order.

Camden, N.J., March 7, 1889 I am still quite bodily helpless—imprison'd the same in my 2d story sick

times—this beautiful day among the rest—(now toward sundown, & I am writing this alone up in my room, 3d story—have

to Leibkeucher, Newark, to ask whether I should send him the two vol. $10 edition, or the one vol. $2

& I sign & return them—Wm Carey, at the Century office, seems to be managing the sale & financial part

volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America, 2

from December 22 to 26 (see Whitman's Commonplace Book and his letter to Harry Stafford of January 2,

Note also Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1915], 2:341, and

(There is a check from Johnston for this amount, dated July 2, 1884, however, in the Charles E.

.; P O | 10-2(?)-82 | 6 I A | N.Y.

The Camden Daily Post article "Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and

Floyd Stovall, 2 vols. [New York: New York University Press: 1963–1964], 686–687).

It is postmarked: PHILADELPHIA | PA | JUN 23 85 | 2 30 PM.

| 2-14-87 | 5-(?).

there is an ink smudge where Whitman apparently changed 12 to 14; one legible postmark is clearly "2-

It is postmarked: Camden | Feb | | | ; PO | 2-13-87 | 12PM; A | 2-14-87 | 5-

arrangements (see the letter from Whitman to Johnston of September 29 1887), forwarded from Cox to Whitman $2

on October 3, $16.50 on November 2, and $15.50 on December 2 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).

"Three Young Men's Death" appeared in Cope's Tobacco Plant, 2 (April 1879), 318–319.

The new part of the Capitol is very fine indeed.

For the story of Swinburne's veneration of Walt Whitman and his later recantation, see Harold Blodgett

shoulders & bust as the photograph does—make only the neck, the collar with the immediately neighboring part

The eyes part, and all around the eyes, try to re-produce fully & faithfully, exactly as in the photograph

Art, and Science (16 [March 21, 1868], 288–289), on June 6, 1868, from the Saturday Review (25 [May 2,

For the story of Swinburne's veneration of Walt Whitman and his later recantation, see Harold Blodgett

My brother & I are pleased with your plan, in general—my brother favors the ground story of stone ,—but

Whitman referenced the progression of his health in his September 2, 1873, letter to Burroughs, stating

wrote you—have not retrograded any, nor had any more of the very bad spells like those in the early part

Johnston's taking part in the lecture enterprise would be perfectly agreeable to me —the name of the

Whitman had been with the Staffords from March 2 to 4 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.

Grier on June 2, 1874: "He reiterated his theory that my sufferings, (later ones) come nearly altogether

Advised me by all means to begin the use of an injection syringe, (Fountain No. 2. tepid water for clysters

)—was favorable to my using whiskey—advised assa[feti]da pills, 2 ?

volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America, 2

After writing "Carlyle and Emerson" for The Critic, 2 (20 May 1882), 140–141, and an unsigned review

In his letter of June 2, 1889, Whitman proposed this book, which would become Camden's Compliment to

, binding, general appearance &c. with L of G—same price—As I write (Sunday afternoon) up in my 3d story

will enclose them also in this— 4/27/88 6½ | 4½ | 10 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 7½ | 43½ 4.3½ | 3.2½ | 161 5 | 2½

Burroughs on November 2, 1880, informed Whitman of Stedman's difficulties in getting his article printed

dinner—two hours—every thing just right every way—a dozen people there, (the family & relatives)—for my part

satisfactorily—& I have had my own way in every thing—the old name "Leaves of Grass" is retained—it will be a $2

It is postmarked: Camden | May | 2(?) | 188(?)

; Hobart | Jul | 2 (?).

Whitman withdrew the poem in his November 2, 1868 letter to Francis Church.

It is postmarked: Camden | Dec | 21 | 2 PM | 1885 | N.J.; New York | Dec 21(?) | 7 30 (?) | (?)