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Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 21 March 1889

  • Date: March 21, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

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

Bohan, Looking into Walt Whitman: American Art, 1850–1920 (University Park: Pennsylvania State University

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 11–12 February 1889

  • Date: February 11–12, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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 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.

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 19–20 January 1889

  • Date: January 19–20, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

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

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy and Richard Maurice Bucke, 22 January 1889

  • Date: January 22, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

Whitman wrote this postscript at the top of the first page of the letter above the city and the date.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 17 January 1889

  • Date: January 17, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

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

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 8 February 1889

  • Date: February 8, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 4–5 February 1889

  • Date: February 4–5, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

David McKay (1860–1918) was a Philadelphia-based publisher, whose company, founded in 1882, printed a

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 9–10 February 1889

  • Date: February 9–10, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

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

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 2–3 February 1889

  • Date: February 2–3, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 8–9 January 1889

  • Date: January 8–9, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

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

Walsh (1854–1919), an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 27 January 1889

  • Date: January 27, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 23–24 January 1889

  • Date: January 23–24, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Charles Allen Thorndike Rice (1851–1889) was a journalist and edited and published the North American

Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished Men of His Time (1888) was published by The North American

1889, Charles Allen Thorndike Rice requested "an article of two thousand words, or less," on "The American

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 31 January 1889

  • Date: January 31, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 18 December 1888

  • Date: December 18, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Walsh, an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 11–13 January 1889

  • Date: January 11–13, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Later, after the city of Camden purchased Whitman's Mickle Street house, Dr.

Walsh (1854–1919), an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

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.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 10 September 1888

  • Date: September 10, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

See Walter Grünzweig, Constructing the German Walt Whitman (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1995

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.

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 16–17 December 1888

  • Date: December 16–17, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

this very last) of prostration & gastric trouble from indigestion—Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday last were

Annotations Text:

Walsh (1854–1919), an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, John Burroughs, William D. O'Connor, and Richard Maurice Bucke, 3–4 December 1888

  • Date: December 3–4, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 27 November 1888

  • Date: November 27, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

plump sweet partridges —& half one for my breakfast—went well—I suppose you rec'd the Critic and American

Annotations Text:

The partridges were sent by William H. Blauvelt of Richfield Springs, New York.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 7 January 1889

  • Date: January 7, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Walsh (1854–1919), an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 24 November 1888

  • Date: November 24, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | Unknown author
Annotations Text:

Deborah Stafford (1860–1945) was the sister of Harry Stafford. She married Joseph Browning.

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.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 5 December 1888

  • Date: December 5, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 7–[8] December 1888

  • Date: December 7–[8], 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walsh (1854–1919), an American author and editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 6 December 1888

  • Date: December 6, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, [27]–28 October 1889

  • Date: October [27]–28, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

of his friendships with various authors, called Yesterdays with Authors (1871); two of the authors were

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 30 October 1889

  • Date: October 30, 1889; 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | Unknown author | Unknown
Text:

have not yet been delivered—Horace told me last night yours had not yet gone—I urged him to see they were

It has become known later that he is a German, of university education; but there were many at that time

easy to see how, in a character like Emin's—sympathetic, reflective and enthusiastic—noble purposes were

Her father & grandfather were deists.

Annotations Text:

1884, when George and Louisa moved to a farm outside of Camden and Whitman decided to stay in the city

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

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

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

in New York City and Brooklyn.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 4 November 1889

  • Date: November 4, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 28–29 October 1889

  • Date: October 28–29, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

Not a few of us have met great audiences with bold words while the depths of purgatory were being stirred

Annotations Text:

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 10 October 1889

  • Date: October 10, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

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

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 18–[19] October 1889

  • Date: October 18–[19], 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

The "3 or 4 sonnets poemets," as the poet characterized the work in his Commonplace Book, were eventually

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 15 October 1889

  • Date: October 15, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 16 October 1889

  • Date: October 16, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 12 October 1889

  • Date: October 12, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 9 November 1889

  • Date: November 9, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

In 1860, when he was tried in Boston because of his refusal to testify before a committee of the U.S.

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American poet and essayist who began the Transcendentalist movement

His political and religious views were seen as controversial, and after his death he became a source

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 6 November 1889

  • Date: November 6, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 12 November 1889

  • Date: November 12, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 16 November 1889

  • Date: November 16, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 13 November 1889

  • Date: November 13, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 13–14 November 1889

  • Date: November 13–14, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 21 November 1889

  • Date: November 21, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

see me—I like the two fellows, & they do me good (his brother Warren is my nurse)—I sent you "the American

Annotations Text:

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

book by his American translator.

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 18 September 1889

  • Date: September 18, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 22 September 1889

  • Date: September 22, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 4 September 1889

  • Date: September 4, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 6–8 September 1889

  • Date: September 6–8, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

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

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 14 September 1889

  • Date: September 14, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

off their friendship in late 1872 over Reconstruction policies with regard to emancipated African Americans

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 25 September 1889

  • Date: September 25, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

The envelope also includes a Philadelphia postmark, but only the name of the city is legible.

Yes, we shall have good times yet—the old times were good but the new times shall be better."

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 5 October 1889

  • Date: October 5, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

The notes and addresses that were delivered at Whitman's seventieth birthday celebration in Camden, on

May 31, 1889, were collected and edited by Horace Traubel.

The International Congress of American States opened in Washington on October 2; the delegates began

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 27–28 September 1889

  • Date: September 27–28, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.

Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837–1899) was a surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War and

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

; he also published biographies of Longfellow, Holmes, and Whittier (Dictionary of American Biography

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 22 October 1889

  • Date: October 22, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Bucke specifically requested on October 18, 1889 the rare 1872 book and a copy of O'Connor's novel of 1860

Walt Whitman to Richard Maurice Bucke, 23 October 1889

  • Date: October 23, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

David McKay (1860–1918) took over Philadelphia-based publisher Rees Welsh's bookselling and publishing

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

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

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