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Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 12 September 1888

  • Date: September 12, 1888
  • 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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 11 September 1888

  • Date: September 11, 1888
  • 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 Susan Stafford, 10 September 1888

  • Date: September 10, 1888
  • 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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 10 September 1888

  • Date: September 10, 1888
  • 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 (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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 10 September 1888

  • Date: September 10, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

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.

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

Walt Whitman to Karl Knortz, 10 September 1888

  • Date: September 10, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

This letter is addressed: Dr Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | New York City.

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

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 9 September 1888

  • Date: September 9, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Annotations Text:

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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 9 September 1888

  • Date: September 9, 1888
  • 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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 8 September 1888

  • Date: September 8, 1888
  • 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, 8 September 1888

  • Date: September 8, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

For more on Corning, see his entry in The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictorary of Notable 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

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

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

Logan Pearsall Smith to Walt Whitman, 7 September 1888

  • Date: September 7, 1888
  • Creator(s): Logan Pearsall Smith
Text:

week after we came, but we lit fires & unpacked our three volumed novels and tried to pretend that we were

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 7 September 1888

  • Date: September 7, 1888
  • 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 Susan Stafford, 5 September 1888

  • Date: September 5, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

am sitting here alone up in my room, writing this—Mrs: Davis has been an hour or two ago out to the City

Annotations Text:

Deborah Stafford Browning (1860–1945) was Susan and George Stafford's daughter.

According to The Commonplace-Book, Mary Davis withdrew $50 from the bank in order to pay Whitman's city

William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [4 September 1888]

  • Date: [September 4, 1888]
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
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, 4 September 1888

  • Date: September 4, 1888
  • 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

Mary B. H. Williams to Walt Whitman, 3 September 1888

  • Date: September 3, 1888
  • Creator(s): Mary B. H. Williams
Text:

No 109 North Carolina Av Atlantic City September 3d 1888 My Dear Mr Whitman Frank and I read your "Old

Annotations Text:

was the longtime partner of Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot), with whom he lived for many years; both were

Lewes had a son, Charles, who became a London city councilor.

Mrs. C. F. Stowe to Walt Whitman, 3 September 1888

  • Date: September 3, 1888
  • Creator(s): Mrs. C. F. Stowe
Text:

and in pastel and my daughter is going to do a pen and ink sketch I shall paint the house where you were

Sidney H. Morse to Walt Whitman, 2 September 1888

  • Date: September 2, 1888
  • Creator(s): Sidney H. Morse
Text:

The great, vast bulk of of a city weighs on the senses like a nightmare, but if one doesnt care a button

"What is your city with its temples & walls?

Annotations Text:

a teacher and clergyman who was a controversial and extremely popular preacher in Chicago from the 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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 2 September 1888

  • Date: September 2, 1888
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Text:

September weather, wondering how it is with you, dreaming of that September eight years ago when you were

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 (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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 2 September 1888

  • Date: September 2, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

Mr and Mrs Edward Coates have been over to see me—a cheery nice little visit—her atmosphere & talk were

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

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 1 September 1888

  • Date: September 1, 1888
  • 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

Thomas W. H. Rolleston to Walt Whitman, 1 September 1888

  • Date: September 1, 1888
  • Creator(s): Thomas W. H. Rolleston
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.

Funeral Interpolations

  • Date: August 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

Some of the revisions, particularly those in blue pencil, were quite possibly made after that date.

Annotations Text:

Some of the revisions, particularly those in blue pencil, were quite possibly made after that date.;

Edward Dowden to Walt Whitman, 31 August 1888

  • Date: August 31, 1888
  • Creator(s): Edward Dowden
Text:

Whitman, Allow me to introduce to you Mr Lewis Fry, Member of Parliament for Bristol City, who is about

William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 31 August 1888

  • Date: August 31, 1888
  • Creator(s): William D. O'Connor
Text:

I wish it were further along.

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

Walt Whitman to John Burroughs, 31 August 1888

  • Date: August 31, 1888
  • 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 Richard Maurice Bucke, 31 August 1888

  • Date: August 31, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
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, 30 August 1888

  • Date: August 30, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
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, 30 August 1888

  • Date: August 30, 1888
  • 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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 29 August 1888

  • Date: August 29, 1888
  • 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, 28 August 1888

  • Date: August 28, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Sloane Kennedy
Annotations Text:

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

Charles L. Heyde to Walt Whitman, 28 August 1888

  • Date: August 28, 1888
  • Creator(s): Charles L. Heyde
Text:

Van Ness & American HOTELS BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 28 August 1888

  • Date: August 28, 1888
  • 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

Annie Nathan Meyer to Walt Whitman, 12 January 1891

  • Date: January 12, 1891
  • Creator(s): Annie Nathan Meyer
Text:

Valentine's Night," will be given in this city on February 14. 1891, for the benefit of the Aguilar Free

the hope that the Library's good work in disseminating the best literature among the poor of this city

Annotations Text:

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), better know by his pen name, Mark Twain, was an American humorist

Brander Matthews (1852–1929) was a prolific American writer and critic who wrote novels, plays, short

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

Edward Bellamy (1850–1898) was an American author, best known for his utopian science fiction novel,

Whitman's November

  • Date: 27 August 1888
  • Creator(s): Anonymous
Text:

Philadelphia Press About six weeks ago the children on Mickle street, below Fifth street, in Camden, were

morning after breakfast his housekeeper asks him with as much regularity and solemnity as though she were

writing pad was on his knee and numerous photographs of Elias Hicks, of whom the poet was writing, were

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 26 August 1888

  • Date: August 26, 1888
  • 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 Susan Stafford, 22 August 1888

  • Date: August 22, 1888
  • 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

John Herbert Clifford to Walt Whitman, 21 August 1888

  • Date: August 21, 1888
  • Creator(s): John Herbert Clifford
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

C. H. Browning to Walt Whitman, 15 August 1888

  • Date: August 15, 1888
  • Creator(s): C. H. Browning
Annotations Text:

Amélie Rives (1863–1945) was an American novelist, poet, and playwright, whose 1888 novel The Quick or

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 15 August 1888

  • Date: August 15, 1888
  • Creator(s): Richard Maurice Bucke
Annotations Text:

Walsh (1854–1919) was an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

Walt Whitman to Thomas Donaldson, 14 August 1888

  • Date: August 14, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

be a reference to a book by George Catlin (1796–1872), an artist who focused on portraying Native Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 14 August 1888

  • Date: August 14, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

Aug: 14 '88 Sunny & cool to-day—nothing new in my case—bowel action—my lines on Sheridan's burial 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

Walt Whitman to Louisa Orr Whitman, [13(?) August 1888]

  • Date: [August 13, 1888]
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

From December 1887 through August 1888, 33 of Whitman's poems were published in the paper.

William Ingram to Walt Whitman, 10 August 1888

  • Date: August 10, 1888
  • Creator(s): William Ingram
Text:

Wm Cooper of this city (the free thinker, that I took over to see you some years ago) sent to the country

Twenty four hours after his death the retort fires were started on Sunday morning and at 4 in the afternoon

These are part of what thoughts were crowding in my brain as I stood watching for one hour till my friend

wished me to do in this matter and I know well he would have been pleased to know that his remains were

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 8 August 1888

  • Date: August 8, 1888
  • 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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 7 August 1888

  • Date: August 7, 1888
  • 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

" 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

Walt Whitman to Billstein and Son, [6 August 1888]

  • Date: [August 6, 1888]
  • 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 Baker to Walt Whitman, 4 August 1888

  • Date: August 4, 1888
  • Creator(s): John Baker
Annotations Text:

Constant Seguin (1843–1898) was a French-born and widely known New York neurologist, one of the first American

professors of neurology and a founding member of the American Neurological Association.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 4 August 1888

  • Date: August 4, 1888
  • 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

Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 4 August 1888

  • Date: August 4, 1888
  • 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

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