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April 20th 1863 Dear Walt, I was glad to hear—from your letter to mother—that you had received my letters—containing
Captain John Mullan (1830–1909), an army engineer, was associated with General Isaac I.
requesting ten copies of the Daily Eagle, Walt asked Jeff in a letter dated April 28, 1863 for "5 more of my
Hart, a captain and acting assistant adjutant general in Company K of the Eighty-eighth New York Volunteers
Mason, Towanda, Give my regards to Mr & Mrs O'Conner and friends that I met in Washington— I hope you
I find them of great use in giving me ideas about my business and they are too cursed costly to buy
letter to his mother, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman: "Mother, when you or Jeff writes again, tell me if my
I took out an agreement for Mothers and my names at $19 33 per month Did you get my letter enclosing
From my own personal observations I think that the newspapers would give one the most perverted kind
My idea is this, to make a certain portion of the city, say certain wards that make a district, not too
My theory is that before the people found out the thing drafting would be over, and like the fellow that
to keep house without stopping Hattie's schools and I did not wish to do that—but I shall not sell my
them away as I best may and hope as soon as Hattie gets a couple of years older we will try again Well my
thinking or wondering about you—I have often thought how I would like to see you and if I can so arrange my
Y., July 16th 1865 My dear brother We duly received your letter —We of course all felt very indignant
are well the baby is a little down just now—but I guess she will be all right again in a few days—My
she manages to quarrell me out of it—so that I leave it half eaten—she begins by questioning me about my
women [Heyde's art students],...and goes so far as to intimate that I have sexual intercourse with my
pupils, at my room This is damned mean—reckless characterless, common, and disgusting" (Trent Collection
Realy my experience robs my heart of all charity—Han has a plausible superficiality, but under that she
I love Mat as I love my life—dearer by far—and to have this infernal pup—a perfect hell-drag to his Mother—treat
I wish to God he was ready to put along side of Andrew There would be but few tears shed on my part
It will be a sad thing to leave her with them but I can't think I am doing my duty to my wife if I leave
had a letter from George a few days ago—Mother tells me that George is wanting to get a position as Captain
in the regular Army—I have though[t] considerably about it and have made up my mind if we all go to
work it could be done quite easy —Jule Mason was at my house yesterday and I had a long talk with him
talk the matter over—he can and will help us if we will only make the effort I am going to try all in my
When you see George give my love to him—talk over the matter that I have written abt. and see what he
Milwaukee, July 14th 1888 My dear Walt I was very very glad to get a letter from you yesterday.
that you are gaining again—I was very sorry that I could not get back to Camden—but I had to go with my
Sentenced to death after serving as captain of engineers in the Parliamentary Army during the revolution
I am real glad my dear Walt that you are among such good people.
series of lectures & readings &c. through different cities of the north, to supply myself with funds for my
As he wrote Jeff, he hoped it would enable him "to continue my Hospital ministrations, on a more free
Moses Lane wrote to Captain James J.
The blow struck at Lee & the rebel sway in Virginia, & generally at Richmond & Jeff Davis, …is in my
more after that I am kept pretty busy the little questions of all kinds coming up require nearly all my
I have almost made up my mind to set it so that a 65 or 70 x 20 foot lot can at any time be made in front
Mr Lane compliments me highly on my bargain and says I have done well .
Sims, a captain in George Washington Whitman's Fifty-first New York Volunteer Regiment, had been the
letter to his mother on December 16, 1862: "I have come out safe and sound, although I had the side of my
jaw slightly scraped with a peice of shell which burst at my feet."
On February 1, 1863, Geroge wrote to Walt Whitman: "I have my log hut partly finished and should have
Louis, Sept. 11th 188 5 My dear Walt Enclosed please find check for $10—payable to your order This check
right—found Han better than she expected she says I have been suffering since Friday with a "run-around" on my
"Iron Co." and only returned last Monday night. since then I have been very much engaged in getting my
On my return Mat told me all about it.
Milwaukee, Dec 11th 1887 My dear Walt I received your letter the other day—also the papers with the enclosures—and
you again Probably as Jess has told you I am poking around from place to place spending about 1/3 of my
best of it" I hope, dear Walt, that you will keep in good spirits during the bad weather—I find in my
Captain John Mullan (1830–1909), an army engineer, had just published for the U.S.
Lane concerning Captain Mullan (see also Jeff's letter to Walt from April 20, 1863).
have any trouble—she would take a car in Philadelphia that comes to within abt a mile and a half of my
My old friend Bill DeBevoise is home sick with " weakness " I suppose you might call it.
My friend J. W.
Mason, (used to be in my party on the Water Works) was in Brooklyn on Saturday He was then on his way
Would'nt it be good if he was home just now to build my "house" I should like much to have it done by
All send their love to you and receive my best wishes for your health and success I remain as ever your
Sims, a captain in George's Fifty-first New York Volunteer Regiment, had been the subject in part of
letter to his mother on December 16, 1862: "I have come out safe and sound, although I had the side of my
jaw slightly scraped with a peice of shell which burst at my feet."
cry" yesterday in reading of how you had to get along, and I myself could hardly keep the water from my
Hart, a captain and acting assistant adjutant general in Company K of the Eighty-eighth New York Volunteers
As soon as the places heal up a little I hope she will be comfortable—yet my dear Mother it is no use
tell you that for the first time she cannot restrain groaning—I do not know whether the Dr will like my
My own horse is sick but not very bad—yet bad enough to make me feel mighty sorry for him—I hav'nt had
The first of her letters closes in an unusually intimate way: "it is my bed hour.
Louis, Feb 7th 1873 My dear Mother I wrote you a few days ago apprising you as to Mattie's health I
Louis, Oct 5th 1872 My dear Mother Mattie has returned from St.
Louis March 26th 73 My dear Mother I received your latest letter—I was glad indeed to hear from you—yet
acknowledged on March 13 that "the principal trouble is yet in the head, & so easily getting fatigued—my
whole body feels heavy, & sometimes my hand" (Edwin Haviland Miller, ed., The Correspondence [New York
agrees with her— We have had this horse disease here —but not as bad as you have had it East I guess—my
Louis, Monday Feb 24th 1873 My dear dear Mother Since Matties death I could not write you before—there
she was cheerful to a degree and at noon of the day she died sat up in her chair and directed how my
and then took my horse and buggy arriving at the house abt 3ck—I found Mattie dressed—furs &c on—sitting
awaiting me—I took her in my arms and carried her out to the buggy as I sat her in—she said "wait now
'till I fix my dress"—these were the last words she spok—She then fell over on her side I immediately
Louis— Apl 24th 1873 My dear Mother— Your letter was handed me just as I was leaving the city to go to
My health, and that of the Children continues first-rate we get along nicely at Mrs Bulkley['s] and
I am ashamed that I have not been more thoughtful in this respect—but what with Mat's sickness and my
Louis, August 23rd 1868 My dear Mother, Having a half hour to spare I thought I could not better employ
yet—I was glad that the draft came all right—and by the way is that car stable yet on the lots opposite my
"My Acquaintance with Planchette," Lippincott's Magazine, 1 (1868), 217-18.
Louis, Mar 18th 1870 My Dear Mother Mattie arrived all right on Wednesday abt about 3 ocl —in the afternoon—We
—Mat has worried about my not giving it to you ever since we came away—you must thank her for it not
look—We would like to pop in on you some evening—what a jolly time we would all have would we not Give my
Walt Whitman after she added this postscript: "Write to poor Mat Walter dear i am about as usual my
Louis, Mo., Jan. 26th, 1888 My dear Jessie My darling girl , I enclose you a check for $50, hoping it
before you leave Burlington I got home from Ark yesterday, after a pretty hard time—I had to abandon my
I suppose I shall be gone about a week Mr Smith of Leavenworth was at my office on Monday last and came
to—No I must make the best of what is wanted now—I presume I shall have lots of time after awhile— Well my
place—and if he does I would like to have you go Nothing new with me—I am feeling fairly well—except I have my
Milwaukee, Dec. 23 1888 My dear Jessie A Merry Christmas to you— I enclose a little momento as I could
—[these] are the two questions that are in my mind just now— Mattie has a bad cough and I have had several
I do not think it worth while to risk everything in trying to "stick" it out in a bad bargain— Give my
Louis, August 20th 1868 Dear Brother George I must beg pardon for my seeming delay abt sending the enclosed
stands it like a good fellow—dont grumble a bit I hope you have been occasioned no inconvenience by my
write me occasionly and I often wonder why Mr Lane or McNamee does not write me—certainly they are in my
walk with God in the dark, Than go alone in the light; I would rather walk with him by faith Than pick my
"After the dazzle of day is gone, Only the dark, dark night shows to my eyes the stars; After the clangor
of organ majestic, or chorus, or perfect band, Silent, athwart my soul, moves the symphony true" Thomas
this note as a bad job, though I hope , in your kindliness of heart, you may see your way to grant my
My Dear Sir, Last February, from Hong Kong, I sent you a line or two regarding an original edition of
But I, with silent Tread, Walk the spot my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!
"O Captain! My Captain!"
For more information on the poem, see Gregory Eiselein, "'O Captain! My Captain!'
Walt Whitman, Dear Sir:— Since the completion of my late work on "Nests & Eggs of Birds of the U.S.,"
Anything else that you would like to appear, will be given a place, if you will call my attention thereto
Dec r /90 Professor Walt Whitman— Camden New Jersey Dear Sir, I thought the enclosed cutting out of my
My old friend— I have been away from home a great deal and have not had time to come over when at home
Phil Pa Sept 15 89 My Dear Walt Whitman I met with a dreadful accident several weeks ago, and so could
money is in Drexels Bank, and as soon as I can go to town I will have it sent to you—I write this with my
left hand as my right arm is useless. $50. 00 of the money is from Henry Irving and $25. from Bram Stoker
highly esteem though I do not endorse or hold by all they teach two of the Books are connected with my
much mistaken in your love of Books, interspersed with fine stanzas of oriental Poetry, altogether in my
I.E. by being sold in what is termed the "remainder sale" of course my own feeling respecting this is
silent, and while at oxford I wandered through the Marketplace (for I love to mingle with all kinds of my
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
editorial decisions, which included editing potentially objectionable content and removing entire poems: "My
Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."
I would fain make my own Copy complete to the present times, so would thank you for a line giving me
But why need I ask when I see now before my minds eye several passages in your Poems that answer all
appeared to you, and if it was to you the truth it seems to have been to me in thus sending to you, as my
comrades men and women such as you sing in your Poems. there again you see I find fresh spirit for my
Thy recognition of my loss goes to my heart.
My parcel and its contents will speak to thee more then I can write thee.
I gaze on the Sea while I eat my food and think of thee in the of summer I gaze on the sea, and in the
eldest Lad is now in Japan is second voyage to Celina and yet only 16 years old—my youngest is also
He I hope someday will visit your Land. my two lads I would like to see settled there on Land, only I