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Since the receipt of these books it has been discovered that some of the volumes were already on our

Robinson, of Cook Co., Ill., which you were pleased to refer to this office on the 4th inst.

It is but reasonable to believe that we were at one time the same people and spoke the same language.

language, which he speaks quite fluently as English, and in which he says he thinks and preachers, were

very interesting and amusing, and we wish we were permitted to publish them.

Their proverbs, many of which he quoted, were curious and beautiful, some of them causing convulsions

Scudder will pardon us for taking such liberties with it, but its beauties were so many that we could

will forward this office the following books: Supplements of General Statutes of Massachusetts, from 1860

on file in this office charging you with "copperheadism," unless you consider a statement that you were

time as i wanted you to have we cant can't be quite as free to talk when any one is present as if we were

Murray affirms that "Whitman and Doyle were 'lovers' in the contemporary sense of the word."

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

Abby Price and her family, especially her daughter Helen, were friends with Walt Whitman and his mother

In 1860, the Price family began to save Walt's letters.

She and Jeff had two daughters, Manahatta "Hattie" (1860–1886) and Jessie Louisa "Sis" (b. 1863).

Court of the state of New York, for the city and county of New York, and either removed or attempted

These suits were all, I think, originally brought in the Courts of the State of New York.

In all these suits, one of the issues is, whether the acts, (to recover damages for which the suits were

Cushing & Schley were employed as attorneys for the defendant in that case, which you may remember was

I desire to know whether any arrangements were made by you with either Mr. Butler, or Messrs.

my letter to Attorney Bristow, of May 20th ult. on which the instructions contained in that letter were

Sir: A copy of the pleadings in the following suits ag't you, pending in the Courts at New York City

Develin, Miller & Trull, 82 Nassau street, New York City, appear as defendants' attorneys in each of

Boise City, Idaho Terr. Sir: I have this day forwarded your commission, (duplicate) as U. S.

David Noggle, Chief Justice, Boise City, Idaho T."

He speaks it over and over, manipulating my body unconciouslyunconsciously, as it were, with bountiful

Salt Lak City.

In reply I have to say that you were nominated and confirmed in the place of James E. Wyche.

Sir: I have read your letter of this date just received, with the accompanying papers, which were addressed

property seized, being of the value of $750, was filed, and Baker, Beach, and Ware, the co-partners, were

A report from his office has been received this morning, by which it appears that you were to some extent

compliance with your request of the 19th inst., I have the honor to return herewith the papers which were

Without considering whether this offer should be accepted, if the money offered were all payable immediately

any private person;—and they are not officers charged with maintaining the peace in the streets of a city

Tuesday they got in yesterday morning and was going to leave at 4 ocl o'clock in the afternoon they were

much and the man with him too was very friendly it dident didn't put me aback in the least things were

The charge on which these suits are brought, is, that the gloves were entered at Boston by means of invoices

in which they were fraudulently undervalued.

—The Depositions were sent by the Consul to the Department of State with his bills of fees attached.

suits, and of all liability on account of the violations of law, on which these proceedings in Court were

Sir: By telegram received last night from Marshal Barlow of New York City, I am informed that the steamer

preferred to exercise his judgment upon the reasonableness of the amount charged, after the services were

that it can be considered and determined by the Supreme Court, if a writ of error from that court were

pleaded a set off, and the Court had been of opinion that, on striking a balance, the United States were

had granted the certificate mentioned in Section twelve chapter seventy-six, Acts 1863, and if there were

unknown to me, and I have no doubt that this part of the judgment would be reversed on error, if it were

Perhaps if the attention of the Circuit Court were called to this error in the judgment by the District

concurring in the views of the former, to be a proper matter for judicial investigation—and the papers were

it seems, adopted the suggestion to refer the case here,—and thereupon, at his instance, the papers were

It is now more than four years since proceedings in this case were instituted, and the District Attorney

Wisconsin, together with a certificate of search from the Register of Deeds of that county, which were

Charles Durkee, Governor Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake City.

Curtis. no doubt the services were rendered, and consider the amount stated to be reasonable.

the face of the action of so many preceding administrations, especially when so many of our friends were

Copies of the volume were withdrawn so that the sequel could be added.

several poems, adding eighteen new poems to those that appeared in Drum-Taps, and all of these poems were

Later, these poems were folded into Leaves of Grass, and by the time the final arrangement of Leaves

Charles Durkee, Governor of Utah Territory, Salt Lake City.

I sent to the Attorney of the United States at New York City, a telegram, of which a copy is enclosed

I have today received a telegram from the Marshal of the United States at New York City, of which a copy

his weight well toward 190 pounds"; reprinted in Emory Holloway, "Whitman as His Own Press Agent," American

afternoon & evening in the cars—felt quite well—enjoyed my lunch, the cold tea, &c—got in at Jersey City

In 1860 and 1867, it appeared as "Leaves of Grass" No. 11 and No. 3, respectively.

of the various editions, it is most likely that Brookfield quotes from the third edition of Leaves (1860

. & then ramble & ride around the City, awhile, as I think we are going to have a fine evening & moonlight

mother of Father Turner, the Vicar-General of the Brooklyn Diocese, and a long-time resident of the city

Salt Lake City, Utah.

Bent Claims, at a total expense not exceeding three hundred dollars. Very Respectfully yours, M. F.

Court, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dear William O'Connor: As you were interested in Mr.

. | Washington City." Its postmark is indecipherable.

Involved according to Whitman were the "venom, jealousies, opacities…[of] a woman" (3:235–236), probably

James Parton (1822–1891) was a journalist and, according to the Dictionary of American Biography, "the

Allen, The Solitary Singer (New York: Macmillan Co., 1955), 209–210; Frank Luther Mott, A History of American

He sees in the American future the grandest realisation of centuries of idealism. . . .

He is the clear forerunner of the great American poet, long longed for, often prophesied."

As if it were necessary to trot back generation after generation to the Eastern records!"

"I will report all heroism from an American point of view." "America always!

I assert that all past days were what they should have been.

Wilson Chief Justice Supreme Court, Great Salt Lak Lake City, Utah.

Gentlemen: Your communications to the President of the 14th of July, and of the 4th of October, 1869, were

Wilson, Chief Justice, Salt Lak Lake City, Utah Terr.

to undergo the journey) you know wrote that Ansel they thought failed the business was while they were

promote British reprints, Harper's Weekly was notable for its Civil War coverage and began publishing American

appeared in the September 28, 1861 issue of the newspaper, and two poems by Whitman were first published

Abby Price and her family, especially her daughter Helen, were friends with Walt Whitman and his mother

In 1860, the Price family began to save Walt's letters.

at the University of Vermont Medical School, performed surgeries in Burlington, Vermont during the 1860s

your attention to the fact that in your schedule of prices furnished this Office the Georgia Reports were

If they were sent to Florida to be used in the District Court, the clerk of that court and not the District