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On May 22 Rhys informed the poet that about 8,000 copies of the edition were sold, and that the publisher

I am going to address the American People (not the damned & twice damned literary & clerical rascals)

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.

Fanny Raymond Ritter (c.1835–1891) was an American musician, writer, historian, and the wife of the German-American

The Ritters were friends of William Sloane Kennedy and William D.

During the late 1850s and throughout the 1860s, Abby and Helen were friends with Whitman and his mother

Johnson to have several men tell me when I last went to town that they were more or less sure they had

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

Her works include The Mill on the Floss (1860), Middlemarch (1871–1872), and Daniel Deronda (1876).

subscription list is being formed in England with a view to presenting a free-will offering to the American

He springs out of that vast American continent full-charged with all that is special and national in

In the recesses on either side of the chimney were portraits of the poet's father and mother.

some of them were on the floor.

Of books there were many, and, like the pictures, they were scattered everywhere around the room; on

They were young ladies just ready to bloom into early womanhood—pupils from Bryn Mawr College.

Pretty soon the writer made an incidental remark about the growth of the new Philadelphia City Hall,

recently in which she says: "By the way, there is in the latest edition of Leaves of Grass a poem—'The City

with their lists of carpenters' tools and "barbaric yawps," their delight in the smoke and roar of cities

silence of mountains, and seas of prairies,—seemed to me to breathe something distinctive, national, American—with

Chas Charles Aldrich, of Webster City, Iowa: he told us of his interview with you shortly before he crossed

subscription list is being formed in England with a view to presenting a free-will offering to the American

my old nag & rig in the afternoon —So you see I have not utterly stopt stopped moving —but I feel exceeding

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

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

See The American-German Review 13 (December 1946), 27–30.

" 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

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.

as Poet and Person.1886prose13 leaveshandwritten; Fair copy prepared for publication in the North American

The first page of this manuscript bears a note written by James Redpath, the editor of the North American

because the leaves have been mounted and bound in a volume that also includes a frontispiece from the 1860

Whitman went to hear Taylor speak on several occassions during his stay in Boston in 1860.

the printer Whitman used proof sheets, newspaper clippings, etc., between manuscript pages, which were

the middle of the page appear three underlined words, "These pages past," but whether or not they were

All of the verses except For us two, reader dear were fused together and published as one poem entitled

There later were troubles with Duckett, but Whitman recalled in 1889 that "he was often with me: we went

to Gloucester together: one trip was to New York: . . . then to Sea Isle City once: I stayed there at

the hotel two or three days—so on: we were quite thick then: thick: when I had money it was as freely

There later were troubles with Duckett, but Whitman recalled in 1889 that "he was often with me: we went

to Gloucester together: one trip was to New York: . . . then to Sea Isle City once: I stayed there at

the hotel two or three days—so on: we were quite thick then: thick: when I had money it was as freely

holds at the high, with bosom broad outswelling; All throbs, dilates—the farms, woods, the streets of cities

Johnston, is undated; the second, to Harold Johnston, is dated March 26, suggesting that the cards were

I was right glad to get your letter & to know your eyes were so much better.

How much I wish you were here to eat a New Years dinner with us.

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

his time, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was both a highly popular and highly respected American

When Whitman met Longfellow in June 1876, he was unimpressed: "His manners were stately, conventional—all

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

read criticisms reviews of your works & as I half expected none of them had the least idea who you were

Camden City Office Horse RR Walt Whitman to Camden Horse Railroad Company, [?] December 1885

According to the Twenty-First Annual Report of the City of Burlington, Vermont (1885), "The heaviest

With the exception of two blocks the flagging is five feet wide" (Twenty-First Annual Report of the City

for a week—As I close, my bird is singing like a house afire, & the sun is shining out—I wish you were

Sloane Kennedy had to say about Whitman in his pamphlet, but thought that the statements about style were

WEBB, President of the Free College of the City of New York, and from MR. ANDREW CARNEGIE, REV. WM.

Associations," and can arrange for you to give ten readings of your poems, in ten of our largest cities

I set up every stick of it mesilf indade , & corrected my proofs ( wh. which I'll have you know) were

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

little memoranda addressed to us she noted your name down as the one friend in America to whom we were

W S K Your "the Poet as a Craftsman" seems the best statement possible of the modern scientific American

Ernest Rhys, 59 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, Eng Dr Karl Knortz, 540 East 155th St, New York City G.

Richard Watson Gilder, Century office, Union Square, New York City Wm D O'Connor, Life Saving Service

New York Edmund C Stedman, author, New York City Dr.

little memoranda addressed to us she noted your name down as the one friend in America to whom we were

Whitman was in Atlantic City on November 28 and at Glendale on the following day (Whitman's Commonplace

This letter is addressed: Lorenz Reich | 63 East 11th street | New York City.

THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. ALLEN THORNDIKE RICE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETER. Editorial Department.

There is a drawn-in line beginning at the top of the page above the words "THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW"

These stockings were for Whitman's mentally and physically incapacitated brother Edward, who had lived

The North American Review. 30 Lafayette Place. ALLEN THORNDIKE RICE, Editor and Proprietor.

New York City, Oct. 23, 1885.

perfect ease the article on Lincoln and such other articles as you may have intended for the North American

Charles Allen Thorndike Rice (1851–1889) purchased The North American Review in 1876.

Sorry to hear you were troubled with sunstroke. I hope you are going on pretty well again now.

We were very pleased that the money came in handy—I haven't been in London lately or seen Mrs.

Both were introduced to Whitman's writings by Edward Carpenter and they quickly became admirers of Whitman

am not writing from an unworthy spirit of self-assertion: but that I should feel shame for myself, were

see notes Aug 26 & 31, '88 The North American Review. 30 Lafayette Place.

New York City, Oct. 20, 1885. Dear Mr.

Whitman: Enclosed please find a check for $50 for the article in the November number of the North American

Charles Allen Thorndike Rice (1851–1889) purchased The North American Review in 1876.

Dear Sir— The writer desires to get up a course of lectures & readings to be given in this city this

Now, you meet the rich idlers from Boston, New York, Chicago and other cities, during their gorgeous

You won't detect pedant or such about him, but a splendid example of a cultivated American, who knows

the best that other lands and times have to offer, but who is still American.

particularly difficult for those who belonged to the social circle in which he and Wendell Phillips were

course you are familiar with Lowell's "Commemoration Ode" —a poem, it seems to me—in which the best Americanism

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

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.

I shall talk to my Dr Doctor about you when I see him again, but if I were you I would adopt such a diet

last letter to hand,—Disappointed not to hear a better account of your health yet, hoped that you were

subscription list is being formed in England with a view to presenting a free-will offering to the American

Susan (1833–1910) and George Stafford (1827–1892) were the parents of Whitman's young friend, Harry Stafford

P HILADELPHIA , September 15 —The last sunbeams were shining through the rustling leaves of the elm trees

side street in Camden this evening, and the last honey bee hovered over the fragrant blossoms that were

Several large sheets of paper were folded up within.

On them were scrawled the names of a number of prominent men in the various walks of life, but not a

"Some of them I do not know; some are very dear friends; a great many other friends were not sent to.

Stuart Robson (1836–1903) and William Henry Crane (1845–1928) were American stage actors and long-time

The left side of the Grand Union Hotel letterhead reads: "[PASSENGERS] arriving in the city [of New York

live better for less money at the Grand Union than at any other strictly first class hotel in the city

William Rossetti sent off to you ￡21.2.0 and ￡1. sent by Aldrich; this latter is in the form of an American

William Rossetti and your friends generally were very pleased and glad to get your letter (William Rossetti

subscription list is being formed in England with a view to presenting a free-will offering to the American

his time, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was both a highly popular and highly respected American

When Whitman met Longfellow in June 1876, he was unimpressed: "His manners were stately, conventional—all

He kept his troubles almost entirely concealed from his parents—we thoughts things were going just a

Her four brothers of whom two were larger men, one as large, and one smaller, were a lot of jealous,

He was kind to them as if they were babies!

made the widow repudiate all of his debts—tho' universally known that his improvements on her land were

themselves in all this matter immeasurably sluggish and spiritless (as I wrote you some years ago that they were

The draft comes from Charles Aldrich, of Webster City, Iowa, who had an interview with you some months

characters was the perfection & not the genius of acting—I never witnessed Forrest acting but the houses were

in this century—the Italians such as Grisi or Titiens had more musical science, but as a whole they were

Begnis — a very good singer I believe for she was before my time—but a very bad immoral woman—they were

said for he spoke vile English that all his "Turkeys" was burnt up meaning that his turkish dresses were

Ronconi —De Begnis died of yellow fever in then you speak of Alboni —I heard her both in New York & this city

Edwin Thomas Booth (1833–1893) was an American actor, famous for performing Shakespeare in the U.S. and

The Kembles were a family of English actors, who were considered the prime of British theater at the

Edwin Forrest (1806–1872) was an American stage actor, well known for his Shakespearean roles.

James Watson Webb (1802–1884) was an American diplomat, general, and newspaperman.

Both Giuseppe de Begnis (1793–1849) and Luigi Lablache (1794–1858) were Italian opera singers.