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account of Alexander Porter Morse, Esq. for services as translator for the United States, before the American

As these services were performed at your request, I desire that you will examine the matter, and make

Carolina, and died at Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 18, 1864, of wounds received in action, Nov. 3, 1863, were

New York City.

I regret the delay in returning this paper, but it was occasioned by the absence from the city of the

Great wounds as it were over the face of it—ruins at every corner streets blackened with petroleum.

a sadder may we hope a wiser people— So many thousands are in deep mourning that this gives as it were

New York City. Sir: I have your letter of yesterday, advising me that the case of Jones, vs .

Hawley, Associate Justice, Salt Lake City, Utah.

namely, for the purpose of visiting Chicago, to look leave of absence. after your interests in that city

In dull dark moods when I cannot as it were see thee, still, still always a dumb blind yearning towards

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

his department) minne marys mary's daughter and her husband called here last saturday afternoon they were

current residence after Jeff Whitman's return from his trip east: "I suppose Jeff told you that we were

Nicholas Hotel on Broadway was one of New York City's premiere hotels in the 1870s and was a favorite

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.

James "Jimmy" and George "Georgy" were Nancy and Andrew's sons, and Nancy was pregnant with Andrew, Jr

McKean, Chief Justice, Salt Lake city, Utah .

By your appointment,—which was not to continue more than thirty days—you were allowed $300 by way of

It was also understood that your actual expenses incurred while so employed were to be defrayed by this

Moses Hallet, Chief Justice, Denver City, Colorado.

U.S. for Louisiana, to defend the interests of the U.S. against the proceedings instituted by the city

Orleans, to prepent the erection of the Quartermaster's Depots, &c. on the Government Wharf in that city

for certain information touching the defence and character of the title by which the claim of the city

Edwards Pierrepont, New York City.

relative to the reïnstatement of the records of the Courts of the United States in your District, which were

destroyed by the recent conflagration in your city.

I have seen enough of cities, & streets & art and pictures & museums to stand me all the rest of my days

It is certainly a very beautiful city and very clean & tasteful.

It all seems to have been built the same day & planned by the same architect & the stone were unmistakably

I find this is the impression of all Americans I have talked with who have seen them.

He springs out of that vast American continent full-charged with all that is special and national in

"Hennessy" may be a reference to the Irish-American artist William John Hennessy (1839–1917).

Moncure Daniel Conway (1832–1907) was an American abolitionist, minister, and frequent correspondent

For Whitman's writings on Carlyle, see "Death of Thomas Carlyle" and "Carlyle from American Points of

If such authority were given, I presume the Department which authorized the employment will feel bound

south, I find your official and unofficial letters of Sept. 13, 1871, which on the 18th of that month were

Attorney, New York City.

Salt Lake City, Utah.

Yours with much respect & in all sincerity Roden Noel I want to get hold of the American Ed. of your

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

the Department of Justice in the Freedman's Savings Bank Building, I have ascertained that the rooms were

These crimes were perpetrated under such circumstances as would have made detection and punishment easy

The sentence was, to imprisonment for one year in the penitentiary at Jefferson City, Missouri, and to

is a good reason why the execution of the sentence should have been temporarily suspended, if there were

Sir: I am informed by the Secretary of the Treasury that a suit is pending in your city, (I believe in

letter of the 2d inst. signifying your inability to represent the United States in the case of the cities

Marshal, Salt Lake City, Utah.

S. for Louisiana in the case of the cities of New Orleans and Baltimore vs .

Marshal, New York City.

neat form, Walt Whitman's ridiculous rigmarole, by an extreme stretch of critical courtesy called " American

If it were only decent prose we might stand it; but it does not rise to the dignity of a dessertation

While the words "Walt Whitman's American Institute Poem" appear on both the volume's cover and one of

Whitman wrote the poem following a request by the Committee on Invitations of the American Institute

While the words "Walt Whitman's American Institute Poem" appear on both the volume's cover and one of

Whitman wrote the poem following a request by the Committee on Invitations of the American Institute

Marshal, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The suits were first brought to my notice Standish & Ballard's bill, Mich. see p. 288 ante 479 by a letter

Standish and Ballard,) were directed by Mr.

Court, and at what time, were the indictments found? Are the defendants under arrest?

of course means in readiness for our general official uses, and adequate heating for such uses,) we were

His intentions, no doubt, were good, yet, upon principle, I much question the propriety of a District

the letter of the Attorney General to the Postmaster General of the 24th of August last, which you were

Commissioners, showing also the date of each arrest, and, in general terms, the offences for which the parties were

The list should also show whether the prisoners were arrested by the military or civil authorities ;

and if by the military at what time they were turned over to you.

Brightley's Digest can be purchased in this city of W. H. & O. H. Marrison, at a cost of $16.

September, with other papers, intending to have a personal conference with you on the subject; but you were

Some of the parties engaged in it, (O'Neill, Curley, and others,) were brought before a U. S.

these persons might have a sort of claim to some mitigation of their sentence, if their statements were

I presume you intended to ask for the Report of late District Attorney Courtney of New York City upon

Afterwards, upon the urgent representation of counsel for the Company that there were material facts

These papers were received this morning from the U.S.

Marshal, New York City. Sir: I send herewith a Commission for Judge Pierrepont in the Irving case.

Remak seems to have been made in good faith by Captain Hagen, and that the services were cannot pay S

Attorney, Arizona City, Arizona Terrr. Terr.

When you were directed to make inquiry into the facts, and institute prosecution against Rowland, if

with my limited information to determine whether the transactions in Montgomery to which you refer were

If they were, of course there should be a prosecution—otherwise not.