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was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860
How I wish you were here to-day Walt. Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 3 November [1874]
Nash were old Washington friends of Whitman and Doyle.
the account with fear & trembling—& only on reading it over a second time, was I satisfied that you were
you could come on & pay me a visit—Would you like to have me direct any letters or papers to the American
Miller notes that all except one of the letters were written on Fridays, and most of them referred to
O'Connor of May 1, 1874, were obviously written on the same day.
boat to Amboy, & so directly here to Camden depot, (only 60 rods from this house,) or from Jersey City
. | New York City." It is postmarked: "Camden | Jun | 24 | N.J."
Camden New Jersey U S A June 20 1885 Dear old friend If convenience helps I want to present two American
This postal card is addressed: Miss Bertha Johnston | 305 E 17th street | New York City.
This postal card is addressed: Albert Johnston | Jeweler | 150 Bowery cor: Broome | New York City.
This postal card is addressed: Al: Johnston | 1309 Fifth anvenue | New York City | U S A.
This letter is addressed: R U Johnson | Century Office | Union Square | New York City.
Thomas Eakins (1844–1919) was an American painter.
Undoubtedly Dora Wheeler (1856–1940), who in the 1880s painted portraits of numerous American authors
If all the talks of you which are heard in our family were telephoned to your ear, you would have daily
"Uncle Walt would enjoy this;" "I wish Uncle Walt could hear that;" "If Uncle Walt were only here," are
On the Cumberland Street house, see the letter from Whitman to Frederick Baker of April 24, 1860.
This postal card is addressed: Al Joh[nston] | J[ewel]er | 0 Bowery, cor: Broome | New York City.
Johnston, is undated; the second, to Harold Johnston, is dated March 26, suggesting that the cards were
Joaquin Miller was the pen name of Cincinnatus Heine Miller (1837–1913), an American poet nicknamed "
Memoranda During the War (1875) chronicles Whitman's time as a hospital volunteer during the American
His shad and champagne dinners for Whitman were something of a tradition.
This letter bears the address: John H Johnston | Jeweler | 150 Bowery | New York City.
Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were
Joaquin Miller was the pen name of Cincinnatus Heine Miller (1837–1913), an American poet nicknamed "
Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were
This post card is addressed: J H Johnston | Jeweler | 150 Bowery | New York City.
I am writing this on Lake Huron—I am well so far—every body kind & hospitable—Al, I wish you were with
Johnston jeweler | 150 Bowery cor: Broome St | New York City U S A.
This postal card is addressed: J H Johnston | Jeweler | 150 Bowery cor Broome | New York City.
This letter is addressed: J H Johnston | Jeweler | 150 Bowery | New York City.
This letter is addressed: John H Johnston | Jeweler | 150 Bowery Cor: Broome | New York City.
This postal card is addressed: J H Johnston | Jeweler | 150 Bowery Cor: Broome | New York City.
postal card is addressed: John H Johnston | Diamond Merchant | 150 Bowery cor: Broome St | New York City
They were mostly testimonials from friends, and benefits given in the theatres of New York City"; Pond
is referring to his lecture entitled "The Death of Abraham Lincoln," which he delivered in New York City
Though Trowbridge became familiar with Whitman's poetry in 1855, he did not meet Whitman until 1860,
Though Trowbridge became familiar with Whitman's poetry in 1855, he did not meet Whitman until 1860,
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University
Walsh (1854–1919) was an American historian, poet, critic, and editor.
Later the decree was altered, and O'Reilly was sent to Australia, where he escaped on an American whaler
is referring to his lecture entitled "The Death of Abraham Lincoln," which he delivered in New York City
is referring to his lecture entitled "The Death of Abraham Lincoln," which he delivered in New York City
They were mostly testimonials from friends, and benefits given in the theatres of New York City"; Pond
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University
His shad and champagne dinners for Whitman were something of a tradition.
Perhaps two of these were the (unnamed) books O'Connor sent to Whitman on December 21.
With additions he republished it as "Robert Burns as Poet and Person" in The North American Review, 143
Bucke and his brother-in-law William John Gurd were designing a gas and fluid meter to be patented in
For Whitman's writings on Carlyle, see "Death of Thomas Carlyle" and "Carlyle from American Points of
In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.
Hamlin Garland (1860–1940) was an American novelist and autobiographer, known especially for his works
about the hardships of farm life in the American Midwest.
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University
" 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
is referring to his lecture entitled "The Death of Abraham Lincoln," which he delivered in New York City
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University
Boston friends were raising money to buy a summer cottage they hoped would improve Whitman's failing
Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University