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Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 29 August 1889

  • Date: August 29, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

probably send the picture by him —just had to pay nearly $40 for taxes to the banditti who govern our city

Annotations Text:

Whitman paid a city tax of $25.28 on August 24 and a water tax bill for $8.40 on August 28.

John Oliver to Walt Whitman, 28 August 1889

  • Date: August 28, 1889
  • Creator(s): John Oliver
Text:

(American Editn 4th.) speaking of American society you designate the religion of Boston as "bloodless

Have you a first Edition (American) of "November Boughs" to sell.

Annotations Text:

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer, author of The Scarlet Letter.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was an American poet whose poems, such as Paul Revere's Ride (

1860) and The Song of Hiawatha (1855) earned him the honor of having a bust installed at the Poets' Corner

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American poet and essayist who began the Transcendentalist movement

Henry M. Alden to Walt Whitman, 28 August 1889

  • Date: August 28, 1889
  • Creator(s): Henry M. Alden
Annotations Text:

William Closson (1848–1926) was an American artist from Vermont.

George Inness (1825–1894) was an influential American landscape painter.

"The Valley of the Shadow of Death" was one of three paintings that were collectively titled "The Triumph

Walt Whitman to John Burroughs, 28 August 1889

  • Date: August 28, 1889
  • 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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

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

John Burroughs to Walt Whitman, 27 August 1889

  • Date: August 27, 1889
  • Creator(s): John Burroughs
Text:

I wish you were here to enjoy this view, & this air, & also my grapes & peaches. Drop me a card.

Annotations Text:

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 27 August 1889

  • Date: August 27, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

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 Ellen M. O'Connor, 27 August 1889

  • Date: August 27, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

Walt Whitman to Ernest Rhys, 25 August 1889

  • Date: August 25, 1889
  • 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

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, 24 August 1889

  • Date: August 24, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

good-natured, impulsive, with the over-carefulness of the average Welshman tempered by his experiences of American

An infusion of American generosity & freedom would do them great good.

& other nine-days wonders, was the endless cosmopolitan ebb & flow of the peoples of the world,—American

Annotations Text:

The "Emily Reed" was an American sailing ship known as a "Downeaster"; it was launched in 1880, when

The Fritzinger brothers were the children of a blind sea captain, Henry Whireman Fritzinger, for whom

Walt Whitman to Susan Stafford, 22 August 1889

  • Date: August 22, 1889
  • 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

Susan Stafford to Walt Whitman, 21 August 1889

  • Date: August 21, 1889
  • Creator(s): Susan Stafford
Text:

I did hope that we were not going to have any very hot weather this Summer but the past two or three

Annotations Text:

Deborah Stafford (1860–1945) was the sister of Harry Stafford, a young man whom Whitman befriended in

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

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

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

Ernest Rhys to Walt Whitman, 14 August 1889

  • Date: August 14, 1889
  • Creator(s): Ernesty Rhys | Ernest Rhys
Text:

good-natured, impulsive, with the over-carefulness of the average Welshman tempered by his experiences of American

An infusion of American generosity & freedom would do them great good.

& other nine-days wonders, was the endless cosmopolitan ebb & flow of the peoples of the world,—American

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 14 August 1889

  • Date: August 14, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

[Sara Stewart McGee Forsyth] to Walt Whitman, 14 August 1889

  • Date: August 14, 1889
  • Creator(s): Sara Stewart McGee Forsyth
Annotations Text:

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

Robert Pearsall Smith to Walt Whitman, 13 August 1889

  • Date: August 13, 1889
  • Creator(s): Robert Pearsall Smith
Annotations Text:

writer and women's suffrage activist who ran for a seat in the British parliament soon after women were

Walt Whitman to Mary Whitall Smith Costelloe, 8 August 1889

  • Date: August 8, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Frederick Gutekunst (1831–1917) was a well-known ninteenth-century American photographer in Philadelphia

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 8 August 1889

  • Date: August 8, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 5 August 1889

  • Date: August 5, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 4 August 1889

  • Date: August 4, 1889
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Annotations Text:

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to Ellen M. O'Connor, 4 August 1889

  • Date: August 4, 1889
  • 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

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 2 August 1889

  • Date: August 2, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Hamlin Garland (1860–1940) was an American novelist and autobiographer, known especially for his works

about the hardships of farm life in the American Midwest.

Walt Whitman to Susan Stafford, 30 July 1889

  • Date: July 30, 1889
  • 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

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

Deborah Stafford (1860–1945) was the sister of Harry Stafford. She married Joseph Browning.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 28 July 1889

  • Date: July 28, 1889
  • 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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 25 July 1889

  • Date: July 25, 1889
  • 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

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

Walt Whitman to Charles W. Eldridge, 20 July 1889

  • Date: July 20, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to John Burroughs and Richard Maurice Bucke, 19 July 1889

  • Date: July 19, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 14 July 1889

  • Date: July 14, 1889
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

All goes quietly and well with us all here and if I could only feel that you were having a good time

Walt Whitman to John Burroughs, 13 July 1889

  • Date: July 13, 1889
  • 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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 13 July 1889

  • Date: July 13, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

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

John Burroughs to Walt Whitman, 12 July 1889

  • Date: July 12, 1889
  • Creator(s): John Burroughs
Annotations Text:

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

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 Louisa Orr Whitman, 12 July 1889

  • Date: July 12, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Amy and Warren Dowe were the children of Emma Dowe, Louisa Whitman's sister (see Whitman's letter of

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 10 July 1889

  • Date: July 10, 1889
  • 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

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

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 9 July 1889

  • Date: July 9, 1889
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Rudolf Schmidt to Walt Whitman, 8 July 1889

  • Date: July 8, 1889
  • Creator(s): Rudolf Schmidt
Text:

Your postal card was already forwarded to me here in this little Swedish city the 4 and to day I received

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, 7 July [1889]

  • Date: July 7, [1889]
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Ellen M. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 3 July 1889

  • Date: July 3, 1889
  • Creator(s): Ellen M. O'Connor
Text:

than I, (I mean the bad investments) came to see me soon after William's death to say that if things were

Annotations Text:

Kimball (1836–1913) was an American geologist and was named Director of the United States Mint by President

Harold and Grace were the children of William F.

Channing, and they were the nephew and niece, respectively, of William D. O'Connor.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 3 July 1889

  • Date: July 3, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Ellen M. O'Connor, 2 July 1889

  • Date: July 2, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

Hamlin Garland to Walt Whitman, [June 1889]

  • Date: [June 1889]
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | Hamlin Garland
Annotations Text:

Garland's return address is printed on the envelope as follows: HAMLIN GARLAND | Teacher English & 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

of the New York Nation and Harper's Magazine during the mid 1860s.

In an Ashtabula Sentinel review of the 1860 edition Leaves of Grass, Howells wrote, "If he is indeed

Edward Dowden to Walt Whitman, 26 June 1889

  • Date: June 26, 1889
  • Creator(s): Edward Dowden
Annotations Text:

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

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 25 June 1889

  • Date: June 25, 1889
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Text:

If it were not so very great it wd make me envious!

Walt Whitman to George Collins Cox, 23 June 1889

  • Date: June 23, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

This letter is addressed: Mr Cox | photographer | Broadway & Ninth st: | New York City

Hallam Tennyson to Walt Whitman, 22 June 1889

  • Date: June 22, 1889
  • Creator(s): Hallam Tennyson
Annotations Text:

The notes and addresses, as well as Whitman's speech, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to William Carey, 17 June 1889

  • Date: June 17, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

This postal card is addressed: Wm Carey | Century office Union Square | New York City.

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, [17 June] 1889

  • Date: [June 17], 1889
  • 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

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 16 June 1889

  • Date: June 16, 1889
  • 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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Richard Maurice Bucke to [Walt Whitman], 15 June 1889

  • Date: June 15, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | Richard Maurice Bucke
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

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

Walt Whitman to Mary Whitall Smith Costelloe, 14 June 1889

  • Date: June 14, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

writer and women's suffrage activist who ran for a seat in the British parliament soon after women were

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 12 June 1889

  • Date: June 12, 1889
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Annotations Text:

signal & wide-spread horror of the kind ever known in this country—curious that at this very hour, we were

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 9 June 1889

  • Date: June 9, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

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

the 1889 pocket-book edition of Leaves of Grass is described in the Sotheby & Co (1935) and the American

signal & wide-spread horror of the kind ever known in this country—curious that at this very hour, we were

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

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