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the points of that sort, I leave absolutely to you— My address remains as before at this office & city

greatest interchange of magnetism human relations are capable of—I have told you how young & how American

Our American politics, as you notice, are in an unusually effervescent condition—with perhaps (to the

Stitt, and Andrew Kerr were employees in the office; see Whitman's letters to Kerr of August 25, 1866

to appear in the Atlantic Monthly; "Bardic Symbols" was published in the Atlantic Monthly of April 1860

See also Whitman's January 20, 1860, letter to James Russell Lowell and his March 2, 1860, letter to

Bowen, of this city, who will soon call upon you personally.

all the way, 800 miles, by good steamboat—(the doctor thinks it will do me good)—This is a splendid city

Hiskey's fellow employees on the Camden ferries, many of whom were cited in Specimen Days, ed.

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

Johnston of New York and the Canadian physician Richard Maurice Bucke were in the process of planning

Whitman's printed accounts of his activities in Canada were more colorful than his personal letters,

His was the true American's and Humanity's heart in the light of his own convictions; and he wrought

James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) was an American critic, poet and editor of The Atlantic.

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

professor of English literature at Columbia University from 1892 to 1924, included the poem in Poems of American

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

She goes down in the cars to the baths, in Willoughby street near the City Hall.

especially those around Culpepper & Brandy Station, mostly of the 1st, 2d, & 3d corps, to see how the sick were

(I mean the Americans, I dont make account of any other—Americans both West & East, & from all the agricultural

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up a couple of small houses, to be worth about $2000 a piece, in some good spot, outer part of the city—one

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March 19, 1867 Dearest mother, I got both your letters last week, & they were a relief to my mind—I want

Though their correspondence slowed in the middle of their lives, the brothers were brought together again

Margaret and William Avery, who lived in Brooklyn, were evidently cousins of Louisa Van Velsor Whitman

of your roof—the snow has all disappeared here—very pleasant yesterday indeed here—to-day the whole city

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

The sale at the American Art Association on March 11, 1924, listed a one-page letter to Burroughs on

Bowen —the men were all armed with clubs or pistols—besides the procession in the street, there was a

gesticulating like madmen—it was quite comical, yet very disgusting & alarming in some respects—They were

Yesterday I went up to the Presidents to see the reception of the Chinese Embassy—there were eight or

Grant and Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, were the Republican candidates.

Beekman & Spruce, | New York City."

I received a portion of the books remaining—the most of them were lost" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman

Surratt to the American consul in Montreal when Surratt fled there shortly before Lincoln's murder; see

He later designed and constructed the Milwaukee Water Works and served there as city engineer.

O'Connor is coming on to New York to stop three days—he goes on to-night—he may call on Jeff at the City

recital at Metzerott Hall, of which the National Republican reported: "Their performances last evening were

My head does not get right, that being still the trouble—the feeling now being as if it were in the centre

I have not felt well enough yet to strike out for Atlantic City.

good, too—As soon as I get a little stronger, & free from head-distress, I shall go down to Atlantic City—Remember

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

Coleman, "Trowbridge and O'Connor," American Literature, 23 [1951–52], 327).

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

—I still stay here, afraid to go to Atlantic City, or any where, while I am liable every day to these

remembered by you so long—& that the kiss I gave you amid those scenes, should be treasured up, & as it were

Newton Benedict were Walt Whitman's landlords at 468 M North, having replaced Juliet Grayson after her

Fritzinger and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former

We were talking a great deal about thee yesterday.

From another point of view, in which perhaps thee will not agree with me, I think the "Saints" were quite

Bride to 'Hindoo Lady': Rukhmabai and the Debate on Sexual Respectability in Imperial Britain," American

On October 21 Mary Costelloe had informed the poet that she and her husband were about to go as delegates

spoke at length concerning his poetry, and in the course of his address repeated extracts, among which were

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

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

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

The fields & lanes were starred with primroses & daffodils, & the hedges were just breaking into bloom

I am on the Free Trade side, in spite of my American upbringing.

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

Logan and Alys were Mary's siblings.

Their parents, Robert Pearsall Smith and Hannah Whitall Smith, were strong supporters of Whitman.

Both your letters also reached me, and were cordially welcomed.

For Whitman's writings on Carlyle, see "Death of Thomas Carlyle" and "Carlyle from American Points of

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

Whitman sent "Old Poets" to the North American Review.

This letter is addressed: Editors | Critic | weekly paper | 20 Astor Place | New York City.

This postal card is addressed: Editor Critic | 52 Lafayette Place | New York City.

husband, father, friend, citizen than any yet—formed & shaped in consonance with modern science, with American

least the rough sketch of such a school of Literatures—an entirely new breed of authors, poets, American

Berg Collection of English and American Literature, New York Public Library.

The greatest, and truest American I know, with the love of your son.