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Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 10 March 1887
Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, John Burroughs, and Richard Maurice Bucke, 16 March [1887]
April 5—A good letter lately from Rhys —Nothing further ab't O'Connor — Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
Ernest Rhys Whitman's letter to William Sloane Kennedy of April 11, 1887 is written on the last verso
Whitman wrote his April 11, 1887, letter to William Sloane Kennedy on the verso of the first page of
Camden New Jersey April 5 '87 Thanks dear friend for your letter—the third—from California & ab't William
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, John Burroughs, and Richard Maurice Bucke, 7 April
They were tenant farmers at White Horse Farm near Kirkwood, New Jersey, where Whitman visited them on
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 9 April 1887
Talcott Williams, Phila: & take dinner there—Enjoyed all— —I receive the Transcripts & look them over—then
Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 11 April 1887
train for New York—to lecture to-morrow afternoon —Return here Friday— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
His long white hair and full white beard and mustache, which entirely shaded his lips, and his heavy
white eyebrows, characteristic of a man of magnetism, set off his massive face and gave him a look of
He is William Duckett. In an hour Mr.
White. He is an architect and the son of Richard Grant White. Then Mr.
William White (New York: New York University Press, 1978), 2:417–421;.
William White (New York: New York University Press, 1978), 2:417–421;.
I return to Camden this afternoon— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 15 April 1887
Walt Whitman's entry in his notebook (Daybooks and Notebooks [1978], 3 vols., ed. by William White) for
Thanks— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 19 April 1887
Hampstead, London Eng —Fine sunshine here as I write & I am feeling well— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, John Burroughs, and Richard Maurice Bucke, 21 April
Bucke —all so anxious to get definite news from William.
seems to be making quite a ripple—Y'r comments on it I tho't tip top— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
A face somewhat lightened by a mild gray eye, but made forbidding, with a suit of pure white hair which
wanders as a familiar figure through the streets of Camden, where he is respected, wearing a gray or white
BLUME, M ISS SETTIE BRADFORD, WILLIAM CALHOUN, MARGARET CUSTER FABIAN, EDWARD LINCOLN, FRANK TAYLOR,
Jefferies is editing the vol. to follow yours in the series—White's Selborne.
W W Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 29 April [1887]
The paper included "The Good Gray Poet Is White Now," an account of Whitman's lecture entitled "The Death
just reached me—Please send this to F F Browne with my best respects— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to White
This letter is addressed: White, Stokes & Allen | Publishers | New York City.
Browne and published by White, Stokes & Allen in 1886.
William White (New York: New York University Press, 1977), 2:510.
STOKES, Successor to WHITE, STOKES, & ALLEN, PUBLISHERS, STATIONERS, AND IMPORTERS, 182 Fifth Avenue,
See Whitman's letter to White, Stokes, & Allen of April 29, 1887.
Browne and published by White, Stokes & Allen in 1886.
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, John Burroughs, and Richard Maurice Bucke, 6 May
William White [New York: New York University Press, 1977], 2:422) and later noted that the book had been
this—Shall probably go out for a drive of an hour or two after supper— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
James William Wallace and John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 18 May 1887
will like the boys, they will adore you and it will do you and us good all around Yours Talcott Williams
Williams Talcott Williams to Walt Whitman, [20 May 1887]
figure, big rocking chair) & seems succeeding—I am so-so in health— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
with appetite—heard from O'Connor day before yesterday—news unfavorable— Whitman Walt Whitman to William
The Germanic was a steamer passenger ship built in 1874 by the White Star Line in Belfast; it made frequent
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 27 May 1887
F[airchild] — Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 28 May 1887
reënclose said MS to me here— Yours as always Walt Whitman Come over & see me Walt Whitman to Talcott Williams
prospect of having a country or perhaps sea shore shanty of my own — Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
to publish your book—Herbert Gilchrist & Morse are here—hot to-day— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
Smith & his daughter sailed for England in the Eider last Saturday— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 16 June 1887
Walt Whitman Whitman wrote this letter on the back of the June 16, 1887, letter he received from William
new—hot, hot here—Gilchrist, Morse, & J N Johnson here as I write—I am so-so— W W Walt Whitman to William
my dinner of boiled mutton & new potatoes—good—O how the sun glares— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
there—Many an anxious & loving thought is wafted thither on his account— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
week of great heat & glaring sun & it had sapped me pretty well down— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
begins to rain—H[erbert] G[ilchrist] is still here painting—Morse here— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
White Hall, Ky. 7-9-1887 My dear Mr.
The envelope also includes the following return address: C, Clay: White Hall, Ky.
Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy and Richard Maurice Bucke, 11 July 1887
projected "Society"—As I close every thing is faint & still with the heat— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
thence of his arrival —I am just going to my supper (blackberries)— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William