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Price, | 331 East 55th street, | bet 1st and 2d Av's, | New York City."

. | New York City." It is postmarked: "Washington | Apr | 22 | D.C."

Price, | 331 East 55th street, | between 1st and 2d Avenues | New York City."

Whitman refers to Amasa and William Sprague, manufacturers; their factories were detailed in Whitman's

Sarah Helen Whitman (1803–1878), the American poet and fiancée of Edgar Allan Poe, to whom he wrote the

According to Dictionary of American Biography, Perry (1831–1896) was a poet, journalist, and author of

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

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

publicity blurb in the Washington Sunday Chronicle on May 9, 1869 (reprinted by Emory Holloway, American

the paper for June 22—(though it may be June 29—or June 15)—but you must look & see—Godkin is the American

Price, | 279 East 55th street, | New York City." It is postmarked: "Washington | Jul | (?) | D.C."

. —& on or about the 11th March, I wrote you, what I had learned—viz: that they were to be exempted—&

Price, | (new number) | No. 331 East 55th street, | New York City."

. | New York City." It is postmarked: "(?) | Sep | 8."

get to offer a Bill, & if he is willing, we will try it on—Had I known it when the Committee & House were

Price, | 279 East 55th street, | New York City." It is postmarked: "Washington | (?) | (?) | D.C."

Haight (whose visits were anticipated in Walt Whitman's January 3, 1872 letter to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman

Walt Whitman wrote to his mother three times during this week, and George and Louisa Whitman were in

Andrew Rome, printer, now in Fulton st. opposite City Hall, Brooklyn, did the printing of the first edition

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

Price | 331 East 55th street | New York City." Its postmark is indecipherable.

Silver, American Literature, 15 (1943), 51–62.

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

Whitman, who had lived with the Prices at various times in the 1860s, evidently did not visit them after

Congress, Washington, D.C.) and his letters reveal, many copies of the second printing to English and American

Price | 331 East 55th street | New York City." It is postmarked: "Camden N.J. | Sep | 9."

According to the Baltimore American, Emerson lectured at the Peabody Institute on Tuesday, January 2,

Not surprisingly, Burroughs' reactions were almost identical: he too believed that Emerson failed to

perceive "the needs of the American people today" (Clara Barrus, Whitman and Burroughs—Comrades [Boston

Whitman was replying to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman's undated letter, his remarks about Andrew's children were

Price | 331 East 55th street | New York City." It is postmarked: "Washington | Feb | 21 | D.C."

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).

Walt Whitman to the Editor of the Atlantic Monthly, 2 March 1860

Portia Baker analyzes Whitman's relations with this magazine in American Literature 6 (November 1934)

See Whitman's letter from January 20, 1860 .

Ticknor and Fields, publishers of the Atlantic Monthly, sent Whitman a check for $30 on March 6, 1860

The hospitals here are again full, as nearly all last week trains were arriving off & on from front with

The wrecks in these forms of so many hundreds of dear young American men come in lately, are terrible

Whitman doubted that "the true interests" of the public were "aided by this attempt to make martyrs and

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

Direct to me at 279 East 55th street, New York City.

Remember 279 East 55th street, New York City. I have been well & hearty.

and Poets (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1877), Notes on Walt Whitman as Poet and Person (New York: American

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

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

The SS Britannic was a transatlantic ocean liner that traveled the Liverpool-New York City route from

Wallace to Mary Davis in the Papers of Walt Whitman (MSS 3829), Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who issued the 1860

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

This letter is addressed: Dr R M Bucke | SS Britannic | New York City | (sent by Waren Fritzinger).

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

William Rudolph O'Donovan (1844–1920) was an American sculptor.

His investigative reports were much discussed and often had significant social impact.

it probed the worse it appears—is a significant item of business & social life, rottening the whole city

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

Whitman is referring to a financial scandal involving the City Treasurer of Philadelphia, John Bardsley

Bardsley was accused of misappropriating and embezzlement of city funds.

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

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.

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

Whitman is referring to a financial scandal involving the City Treasurer of Philadelphia, John Bardsley

Bardsley was accused of misappropriating and embezzlement of city funds.

James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) was an American critic, poet and editor of The Atlantic.

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

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

Horace Traubel and Canadian physician Richard Maurice Bucke were beginning to make plans for a collected

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

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

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

O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen Android

Jessie and her older sister Manahatta ("Hattie") (1860–1886) were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

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

Three of O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen

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

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

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

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.

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

In a postscript to the letter, Bucke observed: "If it were ever possible for you to come to England the

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

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

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

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

along same as usual—letter f'm J W Wallace Eng: — the Strand the new mag—not equal to the leading American

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

Harry's parents, George and Susan Stafford, were tenant farmers at White Horse Farm near Kirkwood, New

Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were

A major flu pandemic in 1889–1890 killed around a million people worldwide; it hit U.S. cities in late

," which was published in The North American Review 125 (March 1891), 332–338.

Stoddart's Encyclopaedia America, established Stoddart's Review in 1880, which was merged with The American

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

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

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.

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

Thomas Eakins (1844–1919) was an American painter.

William Rudolph O'Donovan (1844–1920) was an American sculptor.

He was an associate of American artist Thomas Eakins and accompanied Eakins to Whitman's Camden home

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

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