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Traubel (1858–1919) was an American essayist, poet, and magazine publisher.

Traubel left behind enough manuscripts for six more volumes of the series, the final two of which were

Well, Thu, it seems as though they were moving again in front—Pleasonton has been advancing & fighting—he

had all the cavalry moving, had quite a fight last Sunday, driving Stuart —a good many wounded were

Washington theaters were featuring "ghosts" in September 1863.

This postal card is addressed: Miss Bertha Johnston | 305 E 17th street | New York City.

written) fair appetite & sleep—have a good nurse, Warren Fritzinger a strong hearty good natured young American

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

On October 3, 1890, Whitman had accepted an invitation to write for The North American Review.

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

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

Fryer were Bernard O'Dowd's in-laws.

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

Fryer were Bernard O'Dowd's in-laws.

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

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

Thirty-one poems from Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy

The Illustrated London News, founded by the British journalist and politician Herbert Ingram (1811–1860

Thirty-one poems from Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy

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

Fryer were Bernard O'Dowd's in-laws.

Kate and William Fryer were O'Dowd's in-laws.

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

Fryer were Bernard O'Dowd's in-laws.

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

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

My dear loving boy, I wish things were situated so you could be with me, & we could be together for a

Try to keep up the same brave heart in the affairs of peace, that I know you did when you were a soldier

been at White Horse now for a fortnight) —My nieces are still with us (though just now at Atlantic City

—none in Boston—none in Washington—whatever you were "told"—none anywhere in America.

A hundred copies were sent by me to England about a year & a half ago.

Piper & Co. were Boston booksellers.

edition of Leaves of Grass; see Trowbridge's letter to O'Connor on March 24, 1867, reprinted in American

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

Helen's reminiscences of Whitman were included in Richard Maurice Bucke's 1883 biography of Whitman.

of 18th (rec'd—thanks) whether you request the new big 900 vol. complete poems & prose works —If I were

I wish you were nearer, that we might be together frequently.

I too, dear friend, would be so glad if we were near each other where we could have each other's company

He went from Harewood hospital here, to Brooklyn, to the City Hospital there—he had a terrific operation

As of December 1, 1882, 4,900 copies of Leaves of Grass had been printed, of which 3,118 were sold.

Only 1,000 copies of Specimen Days were printed and 925 copies sold; the return to Whitman was $203.50

office—My health is good—Life is rather sluggish here—though not without the sunshine—(Your letters too were

Washington City, U. S. November 3, 1871 .

And would yield my life for this cause with serene joy if it were so appointed, if that were the price

I wish one of those old red Market Ferry Cars were going to land you at our door once more!

Harned [Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1918], 113).

According to The Commonplace Book, the girls left on September 24 for Ellicott City, Maryland, where

sides of the river all the way, (nearly 100 miles up here)—the magnificent north river bay part of the city—the

Palisades—the never ending hills—beautiful Yonkers—the endless succession of handsome villages & cities—the

smallish, flat, ricketty one-horse wagon, with a few poor household traps, & some baskets (the folks were

basket makers), in the midst of all of which were huddled two or three young children—On a low board

ride (did I tell you before)—Tuesday another, this time to a farm-auction , where all the neighbors were

lines, ask Herby—) I am glad Bee gets on so well (but I expected it) & my prayers might go up, (if it were

to tell you—but because I want so, by help of a few loving words, to come into your presence as it were—into

In her letter of April 5, 1884, Anne Gilchrist mentioned "wistful thoughts" that, "were not I & mine

Not a word about her disillusionment with the person who, not mentioned by name, was simply "an American

October 19, 1875, Gilchrist had written to Burroughs to inform him that Walt Whitman's English admirers were

Both were substantive letters about her travels and various points of interest (The Letters of Anne Gilchrist

My dearest friend, I do not approve your American trans–settlement —I see so many things here, you have

yet no idea of—the American social & almost every other kind of crudeness, meagreness, (at least in

Walt Whitman had two nieces: Manahatta "Hattie" (1860–1886) and Jessie Louisa "Sis" Whitman (1863–1957

Hattie and Jessie were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

she wrote about her children; and on December 18, 1873, she said of his health: "Perhaps if my hand were

The Lay family were renting Whitman's Camden home when he bought it, and they stayed there for a month

Since the Gilchrists were in Philadelphia in December 1876, and since Whitman accompanied Eldridge to

Herbert and Harry, however, were not on amicable terms (see Whitman's letter to Harry on August 7, 1877

Evidently the two young men were later on better terms, for, according to Harry's letter to Whitman on

Anne Gilchrist's daughters were Beatrice (1854–1881) and Grace (1859–1947).

our friends the S[tafford]s—Mr and Mrs S, and all their sons and daughters—Harry is down at Atlantic City

pleasant in a way—I sell some of my books occasionally—have quite a supply left—of late have had more American

On July 17, 1880, Anne Gilchrist informed Louisa Whitman that some Americans had purchased Percy's "Dephosphorization

Analysis of Whitman's records in the Commonplace Book about book sales in 1880 shows that purchasers were

chiefly Americans (Charles E.

Harned [Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page, 1918], 195–196).

off (make or break) on a long jaunt west—have been to the Rocky Mountains (2000 miles) and Denver city

If that were the case, the allusion to the lengthy letter to Herbert Gilchrist could clearly be to the

strawberries most every meal— (The camp-out project in Aug: with J[ohn] B[urroughs] is magnificent —O that I were

The Romes were old Brooklyn friends.

New York City August 25, 1866.

New York City —I expect to return about 12th Sept.

This letter is addressed: Andrew Carnegie | New York City.

Whitman sent this postcard to "New York City"; someone added "5 West 51st St."

Returning to Denver for a few days, then by the southern road to Pueblo, over the Plains, to Kansas City

The "flying impromptu notes" were never published in newspapers or magazines; however, they appear in

—This would afford a splendid living American that would go like the devil through the West, and among

and Whitman's visit to the West that fell in the summer and fall of 1879 (The Correspondence [Iowa City

anonymous self-review, "All About a Mocking-Bird," Whitman discussed the forthcoming third edition of 1860

supplied—the great West especially—with copious thousands of copies" (New York Saturday Press [7 January 1860

Near by were a pile of corrected proof-sheets bearing the heading "Leaves of Grass."

His ruddy features were almost concealed by his white hair and beard.

making the book is to give A Recognition of All Elements compacted in one— e pluribus unum , as it were

I have also accepted as a theme the modern business life, the streets of cities, trade, expresses, the

"Of the American poets," he said, "I would place Emerson first, then Bryant, Longfellow and Whittier.

The date and summary of the letter are drawn from an auction catalog put out by the American Art Association

wrote to her daughter Beatrice, who was in Boston, she had just moved to 112 Madison Avenue, New York City

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

The summary of the letter is drawn from a catalog put out by the American Art Association for a sale

Whitman sent "My Long Island Antecedents" to The North American Review on October 29, but it was returned