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Peter Doyle has also come on from Washington, to spend a short time here & then return with me to Philadelphia

to his trip to Dartmouth College in June 1872, mentioned in Whitman's June 27, 1872 letter to Peter Doyle

His friends in Washington, D.C. helped to care for him: John Burroughs, Peter Doyle, and Ellen O'Connor

a beautiful day, & I was out a good deal—walked some, a couple of blocks, for the first time—Peter Doyle

paper I send you has a picture of a railroad depot they are building here—it is for the road Peter Doyle

In letters written the same day to Peter Doyle and William D.

On July 28, he wrote Peter Doyle, "I thought he would die while I was there—he was all wasted to a skeleton

Washington on November 8, 1875 (see Whitman's November 3, 1875, and November 5, 1875 letters to Peter Doyle

10 years ago) boxed up & stored with other traps in Washington at the house of old Mr Nash, Peter Doyle's

Whitman heard Brignoli sing in 1867, in 1872 (see the letter from Whitman to Peter Doyle of March 15,

Whitman also wrote about Burroughs's visit in his April 16, 1874 letter to Peter Doyle.

Pete, do you remember —(of course you do—I do well)—those great long jovial walks we had at times for

Pete, give my love to dear Mrs. and Mr.

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, June 1883

This note is written on the fly-leaf of a copy of Specimen Days, sent to Peter Doyle at Washington, D.C

The note is significant, because it constitutes the first correspondence from Whitman to Doyle since

It appears that writing Specimen Days stirred Whitman's memories of the times he shared with Doyle in

Michael Nash were old, mutual friends of Whitman and Peter Doyle in Washington.

Whitman referred to them often, especially in closing, in his letters to Doyle.

comes & sits a few minutes every morning before going to work—he has been very good indeed—he & Peter Doyle

Despite his status as a veteran of the Confederate Army, Doyle's uneducated, youthful nature appealed

limited the time the two could spend together, their relationship rekindled in the mid-1880s after Doyle

After Whitman's death, Doyle permitted Richard Maurice Bucke to publish the letters Whitman had sent

For more on Doyle and his relationship with Whitman, see Martin G.

Murray, "Doyle, Peter," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D.

, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle.

your last week—& George & Lou—I sent three letters to you last week, & papers—I knew that policeman Doyle

that was shot dead here—he was Peter Doyle's brother—I was at the funeral yesterday—it was in the papers

Doyle was murdered on December 29, 1871, by Maria Shea, known as "Queen of Louse Alley," when he went

According to the Washington Daily Morning Chronicle, Doyle, a native of Ireland, was 38, had a wife and

is a draft of an article which Whitman prepared for a Washington newspaper to answer criticisms of Doyle

Whitman also wrote of this meeting in his July 19, 1872 letter to Peter Doyle.

accounts of his journey (see the letters from Whitman to Whitelaw Reid of June 17, 1880 and to Peter Doyle

of paralysis, Whitman's friends in Washington, D.C., helped to care for him: John Burroughs, Peter Doyle

beautiful day—I am now sitting in my room, by the stove, but there is hardly need of a fire—Peter Doyle

improve in walking—& then I shall begin to feel all right—(but am still very feeble & slow)—Peter Doyle

says I am doing very well— John Burroughs is here temporarily—he comes in often—Eldridge and Peter Doyle

suppose is a good sign—I expect him this afternoon or evening—he evidently thinks I am on the gain—Pete

I wish—& two or three good friends here—So I want you to not feel at all uneasy—as I write, Peter Doyle

getting well soon—am on a fair way to it now— latest ½ past 4 I have just set up & had my bed made by Pete—I

Cole, a former conductor and a friend of Doyle, who wrote to Walt Whitman, probably in the early 1870

, 1873 letter to Peter Doyle, Whitman asked Doyle to visit him there.

Washington and later visited him in Camden, which Whitman reported in his November 9, 1873, letter to Peter Doyle

Washington and later visited him in Camden, which Whitman reported in his November 9, 1873, letter to Peter Doyle

Evidently Piper settled the bill in February; see Whitman's February 13, 1874 letter to Peter Doyle,

Washington and later visited him in Camden (which Whitman reported in his November 9, 1873, letter to Peter Doyle

Washington and later visited him in Camden (which Whitman reported in his November 9, 1873 letter to Peter Doyle

Come up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; And come to the front door, mother—here's

little sisters huddle around, speechless and dis- may dismay'd ;) See, dearest mother, the letter says Pete

Come Up from the Fields, Father. 1 COME up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; And

sisters huddle around, speechless and dis- may'd dismay'd ;) See, dearest mother, the letter says Pete

Whitman mentions Davis in his letter to Peter Doyle of December 27, 1876.

express-wagon — I love him though I do not know him, The half-breed straps on his light boots to com- pete

express-wagon — I love him though I do not know him, The half-breed straps on his light boots to com- pete

Come Up from the Fields, Father. 1 COME up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; And

sisters huddle around, speechless and dis- may'd dismay'd ;) See, dearest mother, the letter says Pete

Come Up from the Fields, Father. 1 COME up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; And

sisters huddle around, speechless and dis- may'd dismay'd ;) See, dearest mother, the letter says Pete

as the contents confirm, was written at the same time as Whitman's March 15, 1872 letter to Peter Doyle

Whitman also wrote of the incident in his July 14, 1871 letter to Peter Doyle.

extreme—but I am standing it well, so far—to-day as I sit here writing, a fair breeze blowing in— Peter Doyle

The visit took place about May 25, 1874; in his May 29, 1874 letter to Peter Doyle, Whitman mentioned

that Doyle had recently left Camden.

A draft of this letter appears on the verso of Walt Whitman's September 29, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle

Whitman also wrote of Charles Hine's illness in his July 28, 1871 letter to Peter Doyle.

In his September 3, 1869 letter to Peter Doyle, however, Whitman wrote that he was still "unwell most

In his September 5, 1873 letter to Peter Doyle, Whitman omitted this part of Grier's diagnosis.

Price Elizabeth Lorang Kathryn Kruger Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, [8 October

This postcard bears the address, "Peter Doyle | M street south, bet 4½ & 6th | Washington, D.C."

occasionally—I had seen in the newspapers of William's appointment, & was truly pleased—I hear from Peter Doyle

See also Whitman's July 10, 1874 letter to Peter Doyle, in which Whitman left instructions for the delivery

I rec'd received a letter from Marvin to-day—from Peter Doyle yesterday—snowing here as I write—the baby

friend I am having quite a good spell to-day, (if it only lasts)—I wish you, in conjunction with Peter Doyle

West, here—put duplicate directions on—& send by Adams express—I write to-day to Peter Doyle, same request

Pete put the things in the trunk for me, & will know about them.

This letter and his October 13, 1873 letter to Peter Doyle indicate that Whitman had abandoned his plans

Peter Doyle has been with me. It is as pleasant and warm as summer here to-day.

weather here is very pleasant indeed—if I could only get around, I should be satisfied— I expect Peter Doyle

Peter Doyle (1843–1907) was one of Walt Whitman's closest comrades and lovers, and their friendship spanned

Despite his status as a veteran of the Confederate Army, Doyle's uneducated, youthful nature appealed

After Whitman's death, Doyle permitted Richard Maurice Bucke to publish the letters Whitman had sent

For more on Doyle and his relationship with Whitman, see Martin G.

Murray, "Doyle, Peter," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D.

Price Elizabeth Lorang Kathryn Kruger Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 21 October

This postcard bears the address, "Peter Doyle | M street South | bet 4½ & 6th | Washington, D.C."

This is the postcard to which Whitman refers in his October 24, 1873 letter to Doyle as written on Tuesday

Nelly dear, I am guiltless of the cologne present—(don't know any thing about Peter Doyle, in this case

Whitman's statement explains why letters from Charles Eldridge, Peter Doyle, Ellen O'Connor, and others

Huntington (whose death was reported in Whitman's March 29, 1872 letter to Peter Doyle), or the widow

I hear regularly from Peter Doyle—he is well & hearty, works hard for poor pay, on the Balt Baltimore

in the week; Whitman confirmed receipt of Eldridge's letter in a February 6, 1874 letter to Peter Doyle

Whitman also wrote about Burroughs's visit in a January 15, 1876 letter to Peter Doyle.