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Jan. 25, '74 My dear Rudolf Schmidt , Your letter of Jan. 2 has just reached me here.
(It is almost a part of Philadelphia, where I now live—on the opposite side of the Delaware river.)
In his January 2, 1874 letter, Schmidt reported that the first part of his translation of Democratic
I sent you a copy same paper. 2) The letter you speak of, (March 20,) duly reached me.
In a November 2, 1873, letter, Walt Whitman offered "Song of the Redwood-Tree" to Henry M.
individuals & get along with them as we can—most likely profit by them—As I sit here alone, in my big old 2d story
wish to give you all & each a God bless you & my love to you & the dear wife & baby & to Fred & Jim & Kate
. | DEC 2(?)
Camden, N.J. | DEC 27 | 130 PM | 90 | Philadelphia, P.A. | DEC 27 | 9 PM; San Francisco, Cal. | Jan 2
He expressed his concern about whether it and the letter had been delivered in his January 1–2, 1891,
remembrances to you & all—New Year happiness & luck to you all— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to Bernard O'Dowd, 1–2
. | JAN 2 | 6 PM | 91; Philadelphia P.A. | JAN 2 | 9 PM | ; San Francisco, Cal. | JAN 7 | 1891 | F.D.
Kate and William Fryer were O'Dowd's in-laws.
finish'd & sent off the proofs of the poetic bits (16 or 17 pages altogether) & sent the printers part
of the "copy" of the rest—it will all be very brief & scrappy—(you have seen a great part of it)—Did
for not replying to it before,) I have to inform you that some time ago Dion Thomas, bookseller, 2d story
Grier on June 2, 1874: "He reiterated his theory that my sufferings, (later ones) come nearly altogether
Advised me by all means to begin the use of an injection syringe, (Fountain No. 2. tepid water for clysters
)—was favorable to my using whiskey—advised assa[feti]da pills, 2 ?
arrangements (see the letter from Whitman to Johnston of September 29 1887), forwarded from Cox to Whitman $2
on October 3, $16.50 on November 2, and $15.50 on December 2 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
them—sometimes the rooms are filled with a curious gathering—I talk with them frequently, listen to their stories
Library; Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., The Correspondence [New York: New York University Press, 1961–77], 2:
The Camden Daily Post article "Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and
Floyd Stovall, 2 vols. [New York: New York University Press: 1963–1964], 686–687).
Walt Whitman to Edward Carpenter, 2 October [1877]
It is postmarked: Camden | May | 2(?) | 3 PM | 188(?) | N.J.
. | Mar 2(?) | 5 PM | 8(?).
company, comprising the membership of an intelligent reading club ignorant, however, for the most part
passages by men with good strong voices; and some who came, perhaps, to snicker remained to listen with parted
Camden N J—U S America Sunday evn'g: Aug: 2 '91 Y'rs of July 21 rec'd yesterday—two f'm Dr J[ohnston]
Wallace, 2–3 August 1891
| May 2(?) | 8 PM | 90.
The "Rejoinder" was later reprinted in Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) (see Prose Works 1892, Volume 2: Collect
Camden N J—U S America Aug: 2 '91— All goes fairly considering—good & frequent letters f'm Bolton —I
Chesterfield) one of my most valued Eng: friends — Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 2–
The Camden Daily Post article "Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and
Floyd Stovall, 2 vols. [New York: New York University Press: 1963–1964], 686–687).
The Philadelphia Inquirer carried the story on the front page on the following day, and the account in
the Camden Post on June 2 the poet reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (Prose Works, 1892, ed.
Floyd Stovall, 2 vols. [New York: New York University Press: 1963–1964], 686–687).
blasts or attempts at them—intend it to be bound in with "November Boughs" & make it supplementary part
14 that she had not heard from the publishers of the late William Douglas O'Connor's collection of stories
line—pass it on to J W W[allace] —Still poorly—have finish'd the (very brief) proofs of my poetic parts
terrible bowel obstinacy (pills) & I have just sent off to the druggist's for it—the proofs of the poetic part
See Whitman's letter to Wallace of March 14, 1891, especially note 2.
volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were Poets of America, 2
cane chair in my den after my daily bath—Shall probably get out in wheel chair at sunset (same old story
New Jersey , July 2, 1877.
Walt Whitman to John Burroughs, 2 July 1877
of "that New York art delirium" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden [1906–1996], 9 vols., 2:
Burroughs on November 2, 1880, informed Whitman of Stedman's difficulties in getting his article printed
, binding, general appearance &c. with L of G—same price—As I write (Sunday afternoon) up in my 3d story
After writing "Carlyle and Emerson" for The Critic, 2 (20 May 1882), 140–141, and an unsigned review
American—I for instance—cannot perhaps realize the peoples peoples' desperate condition over the major part
Grier [New York: New York University Press, 1984], 2:844).
Around at 60, and Take Notes," was printed during the following eighteen months: January 29, 1881 (2–
Johnston's taking part in the lecture enterprise would be perfectly agreeable to me —the name of the
Whitman had been with the Staffords from March 2 to 4 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
Louis Jan 2 '80—4½ P M Dear friend Yours of 29th Dec. with the present came safe to-day—Believe me I
treatment too— A great thaw & dense fog here as I write— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to John Burroughs, 2–
Anne Gilchrist's letters of June 20, 1879 from Glasgow, and August 2, 1879 from Durham, where her son
Tasistro—he has paralysis—& has had a miserable winter, cold & hungry—(I have myself been absent great part
Grier [New York: New York University Press, 1984], 2:901).
shivered to splinters—nobody hurt however, (only one man who jumped, the mail agent)—detained us there 2½
Camden N J Evn'g Nov: 30 '90 Dear Jess George got back safe ab't ½ past 1 & has been with me part of
. | 9-16 87 | 2 A | N.Y.
McElroy, "The Late William Carey," The New York Times [November 2, 1901], 27).
. | 9–18 87 | 2 A | N.Y.
[unfilled space] | Filed June 2, 1871."
February 24, 1890 (see The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman: Prose Works 1892, ed. by Floyd Stovall, 2
vols. [1963–1964], 2:676–677).
In response to your letter I send—not my whole volume of Leaves of Grass —but Drum-Taps , a part of it
September 2, 1873 .
Price Elizabeth Lorang Kathryn Kruger Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Byron Sutherland, 2 September
stay here in N Y New York ten or twelve days & then home for a while —Lou I expect to spend a good part
two more letters—affectionately— Brother Walt —The books are for sale to any that want them—price $2—
of money; the 2d charged him with opening the packet; the 3d charged him with embezzlement of $500, part
Note, however, the opinion quoted in note 2 to Whitman's letter of October 27, 1866.