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February, 1865, (13 Stat. 432,) for the recovery of balances due before the war from the parties, who were

Jessie and her sister Manahatta "Hattie" were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

"Nelly" O'Connor, who, with Charles Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates

As those services were directed at the request of the Secretary of War, your account should be transmitted

In view of this fact, though we are favorably impressed, as we were when we first wrote you, with the

written under the pseudonym Richard Haywarde) and The Sparrowgrass Papers, a humorous account of a city

The Club produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French

, and Latin books (American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular [Philadelphia: George W.

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

There were no courts in the early years of the territory and many cases were delayed.

There were no courts in the early years of the territory and many cases were delayed.

the volume consisted of four separately paginated books stitched together (an edited version of the 1860

was the Boston publishing firm responsible for the third edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1860

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

In the 1860 version of this poem, then called "Walt Whitman," the poet reflects on the grass: "Or I guess

it very hot indeed, just now—last night was very oppressive—then the air is so close & stale in the city

His counsels were Joseph H. Bradley and Richard T.

the paper for June 22—(though it may be June 29—or June 15)—but you must look & see—Godkin is the American

Price, | 279 East 55th street, | New York City." It is postmarked: "Washington | Jul | (?) | D.C."

too much rent but we couldent couldn't no better then if we only had one more room or the bedrooms were

one yesterday to be shure sure i got one from mary it was for matty but it was directed mrs Whitman city

Lane later designed and constructed the Milwaukee Water Works and served there as city engineer, and

For Lane's career, see "Moses Lane," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers [February

Portsmouth is probably Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a city on the border of Maine with a naval shipyard

"Nelly" O'Connor, who, with Charles Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates

They were most kindly made over to the present collection by the compiler, and by the publishers Messrs

Pickard; Garrison, Lucy McKim, (1867) was the earliest and most significant collection of African American

William Francis Allen (1830–1889) was an American classical scholar and one of the editors of the first

book of American slave songs, Slave Songs of the United States.

Charles Pickard Ware (1849–1921) was an American educator and music transcriber.

Lucy McKim Garrison (1842–1877) was an American song collector and co-editor of Slave Songs of the United

wife abt 25 a boy of 12 two children 8 and 6 and a little babe—all but the young man and his wife were

covered with dirty white canvass—The boy had leading with a rope a fine old cow—a young cow and calf were

small black terrier—They had met with an accident in the way of b[r]eaking one of the hind wheels and were

therefore hard up—The faces of all were a study—but particularly of the young man and his wife—neither

I doubt that part of the story— There is a report in town to-day that some of the "bloody injuns" were

Located at Bissell's Point, three and a half miles north of city hall.

The first reports of this incident were, as Jeff says, "humbug."

letter of the 3d inst., respecting the title to a piece of land situated in the village of Niagara City

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

, sought to be acquired for the United States under the authority of a recent Statute—which papers were

15th inst. purporting to be a communication from a correspondent of that paper, writing from this city

recited in this publication, in the archives of the Attorney General's Office, except those which were

The attention of American authors is respectfully invited to the facilities which Messrs. A.

SIMPSON & Co. respectfully announce for early publication, the following works by Foreign and American

The Club produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French

, and Latin books (American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular [Philadelphia: George W.

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

of some Hints to the Drummer and Private Soldier (1783), which satirized British conduct in the American

written under the pseudonym Richard Haywarde) and The Sparrowgrass Papers, a humorous account of a city

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

in the New York Weekly Tribune on August 21, 1867; sections five to ten and half of section eleven were

Andrew Rome, printer, now in Fulton st. opposite City Hall, Brooklyn, did the printing of the first edition

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337.

See Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337

Pray tell O'Connor I shall look to him to send me such things: I can't take all American magazines; but

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

I spent a week in New York City in June, my Wife was taken sick there while visiting her Sister and they

Nellie had two children, Lewis and Eva Morrell, from a previous marriage, and she and Benton Wilson were

Wilson named his first child "Walter Whitman Wilson," after the poet; their other children were Austin

—Stoddard, Steadman, Aldrich, Howells, Garrison, &c. were mentioned—there appears to be nothing new to

lately been playing at Memphis, Tenn—is now about playing at Albany—Clapp remains as clerk in the City

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

See also Clapp's March 27, 1860 and October 3, 1867 letters to Whitman.

From 1860 to 1870, he was a literary reviewer for the New York World.

Dictionary of American Biography).

Hier, Jr., "The End of a Literary Mystery," American Mercury, 1 (1924), 471–478.

See Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

I have called at the American News Company store.

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337.

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 337.

18 City Hall Octo. 3d '67 My dear Walt, I have this moment clipped the enclosed paragraphs about Garibaldi

Americans have not granted the English any protection for their works or choice about bringing them out

to the general public will come much more gracefully from an English literary man than from any American

noble pamphlet, and, which is still more important, it can never have so much effect here for an American

to praise American work.

The other day the Saturday Review which once ridiculed Leaves of Grass began a review of some American's

"Calamus" was first published in the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass.

It later described the 1860 Leaves of Grass as "a book evidently intended to lie on the tables of the

possessor to get it into his pocket or to hide it away in a corner" (Saturday Review 10 [ July 7, 1860

However, on September 21, 1867, the Review published a review of American poets, "Some American Verse

," which exempts Whitman from the otherwise "feeble, commonplace, and pretty" school of American poetry

Beekman & Spruce, | New York City."

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

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

Jessie and her sister Manahatta "Hattie" were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

Helen and Emily "Emma" Price were the daughters of Abby and Edmund Price and friends with Walt Whitman

Helen's reminiscences of Walt were included in Richard Maurice Bucke's biography, Walt Whitman (Philadelphia

Jessie and her sister Manahatta "Hattie" were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

Manahatta Whitman (1860–1886), known as "Hattie," was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Whitman

Hattie and her younger sister Jessie Louisa (1863–1957) were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

Attorney, New York City.

Y., were, on being delivered to the agents of the Fenian organization, transported to Potsdam Junction

You remember the "Dear Strange Boy and brother" as you were pleased to call me do you not?

And, were there no—what we call sin there would be no happiness.

Jessie and her sister Manahatta "Hattie" were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

"Nelly" O'Connor, who, with Charles Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates

New York City.

He believes hugely in himself, and in the part he is destined to take in American affairs.

He appears, moreover, at intervals, to have wandered over the North American continent, to have worked

his way from city to city, and to have consorted liberally with the draff of men on bold and equal conditions

All I mark as my own, you shall offset it with your own, Else it were time lost listening to me.

All the stuff which offended American virtue is to be found here.

Dana, of New York City, late Assistant Secretary of War, that suit has been instituted against him by

public for the complete work, and that it was better to have a well-known English critic introduce an American

poet to the British public than an unknown American author like O'Connor; according to Whitman's July

Grier, "Walt Whitman, the Galaxy, and Democratic Vistas," American Literature, 23 (1951–1952), 332–350

If such Territory were un organized, the case would not be doubtful.

J., in American Ins. Co. vs. Canter , 1 Peters, 542.

Lamar's papers, it appears that they were originally brought to the seat of government in charge of the

War Department, from which they were transferred to the Treasury Department, and upon a reference recently

Lamar's papers, it appears that they were originally brought to the seat of Government in charge of the

War Department, from which they were transferred to the Treasury Department, and upon a reference recently

You will observe that in the opinion of the local quartermaster, the appraising Commissioners were irregularly

Counsellor at Law, New York City. Mr.

posture, & expression, though using only moderate words; and offering to the world, in himself, an American

In Notes on Walt Whitman, As Poet and Person (New York: American News Company, 1867), Burroughs wrote