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

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

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

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.

of Chelsea, Massachusetts, began his career as a journalist with the Savannah Daily News in the mid-1860s

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

On October 23, 1891, the American journalist and diplomat John Russell Young (1840–1899) invited Whitman

Both roles were played by the nineteenth-century actor Joseph Jefferson.

In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

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

of Chelsea, Massachusetts, began his career as a journalist with the Savannah Daily News in the mid-1860s

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

He bites hard—says "it wd be a vast pity if the book were to fall through," owing to my obstinacy I suppose

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

For when we were in college together in Cambridge Mass.

They were a band of earnest liberal fellows (Norman & I the best read of 'em) & I saw that they did not

Stead (1849–1912); see American Literature, XXXIII (1961), 68–69, and the letter from Whitman to William

If this humbug government were worth a copper spangle it wd would have settled a handsome pension on

of Chelsea, Massachusetts, began his career as a journalist with the Savannah Daily News in the mid-1860s

Though Trowbridge became familiar with Whitman's poetry in 1855, he did not meet Whitman until 1860,

We were very sorry for yr sake: the damage done is irreparable I suppose.

We were both of us—you & I—too careless.

" 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

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

Paul Carus (1852–1919), a German-American editor and theologian, edited the magazine from shortly after

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.

I am going to address the American People (not the damned & twice damned literary & clerical rascals)

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.

Fanny Raymond Ritter (c.1835–1891) was an American musician, writer, historian, and the wife of the German-American

The Ritters were friends of William Sloane Kennedy and William D.

During the late 1850s and throughout the 1860s, Abby and Helen were friends with Whitman and his mother

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

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 put out the 1860

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.

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

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

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

'Lel' the Husband runs a city school of design up there near Girard College, or nearer the synagogue

Sometimes called the "father of philanthropy," Girard was one of the wealthiest men in American history

Bonheur was then romantically involved with American painter Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856–1942).

Meissonier intended to produce a five-painting cycle depicting the career of Napoleon, only two of which were

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

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

He was the owner of Pfaff's, a basement beer cellar, located at 647 Broadway, where a group of American

For more on Whitman and the American bohemians, see Joanna Levin and Edward Whitley, ed., Whitman Among

the Bohemians (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2014).

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

William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was the novelist and "Dean of American Letters" who wrote The Rise of

Office— Frid Dear Walt I did not realize that you were so ill.

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

for our cranky friend Johnson the planter His insinuations as to assumed peccadiloes of yrs yours were

Though, supposing all the things he mentioned were so, (and doubtless some of them were in a measure)

a long letter fr Charley Eldridge, wh. which I incorporated partly in the Bibiliog. under head of "1860

He says he finds a few vols. volumes of the fraudulent 1860 ed. edition in Los Angeles.

Tyrrell, Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, and many of the contributors were present and former Trinity

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

Joseph Edgar Chamberlin (1851–1935) was an American journalist for the Boston Transcript and the Youth's

Andrew James Symington's article on Whitman appeared in volume six of Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American

People in Boston were over Xmas.

Why the glorious mystic & genius wd have cut his throat if he had known what idiots people were to be

The Adams Express Company was founded in 1854 in New York City and began operations by delivering parcels

Later the decree was altered, and O'Reilly was sent to Australia, where he escaped on an American whaler

Her father & grandfather were deists.

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American author, poet, and abolitionist best known for writing

Mrs K. goes in to the city every day, so we shd have the day to ourselves, I also go in nearly every

Hale wrote an appreciative review of yr first book in '56 or '60, also in the North American, & he told

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

Kennedy is referring to the five–volume Modern Painters (1843–1860), written by the Victorian art critic

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 Poet of Freedom, which was published by Funk & Wagnalls Company of New York as part of their American

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

Southwestern Archaeological Expedition took place between 1886 and 1894 with the goal of unearthing Native American

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

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.

In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

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

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

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896), an American portrait and figure painter, organized the Society of American Artists

John Lothrop Motley (1814–1877) was an American author and diplomat, serving as U.S.

Bronson Howard (1842–1908) was an American journalist and dramatist, whose work earned him membership

in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Stuart Robson (1836–1903) and William Henry Crane (1845–1928) were American comedic actors who formed

Productions such as Our Bachelors (1878) and Sharps and Flats (1880) were so successful that Bronson

After a second trip to the United States in the summer of 1886, Arnold commented on American life being

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

William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was an American realist novelist and literary critic, serving the staff

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

1871 to 1880, he was one of the foremost critics in New York, and used his influence to support American

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

(over the left)) a little lately—editorials on "Dynamite Weather," and "A Big American Flag" (incident

Kennedy is referring to works related to James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), an American critic, poet,

How I wish you were going to live 50 yrs years more.

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

North American Review.

I think (though I am not sure) that an article on it will appear in The American soon, by a couple of

But I have never wondered that you were caviare to the general; because, although I see clearly that

" 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

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.

I set up every stick of it mesilf indade , & corrected my proofs ( wh. which I'll have you know) were

Later the decree was altered, and O'Reilly was sent to Australia, where he escaped on an American whaler

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

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