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reported under "Affairs in England": "Of course you know that English and French critics admit but one American

Bryant, Longfellow and the rest are only second and third rate English poets—the one American poet is

Walt Whitman's manuscript would have to be received by the end of the following week if the article were

According to The Commonplace Book, the girls left on September 24 for Ellicott City, Maryland, where

sides of the river all the way, (nearly 100 miles up here)—the magnificent north river bay part of the city—the

Palisades—the never ending hills—beautiful Yonkers—the endless succession of handsome villages & cities—the

smallish, flat, ricketty one-horse wagon, with a few poor household traps, & some baskets (the folks were

basket makers), in the midst of all of which were huddled two or three young children—On a low board

ride (did I tell you before)—Tuesday another, this time to a farm-auction , where all the neighbors were

lines, ask Herby—) I am glad Bee gets on so well (but I expected it) & my prayers might go up, (if it were

Herbert and Harry, however, were not on amicable terms (see Whitman's letter to Harry on August 7, 1877

Evidently the two young men were later on better terms, for, according to Harry's letter to Whitman on

strawberries most every meal— (The camp-out project in Aug: with J[ohn] B[urroughs] is magnificent —O that I were

Anne Gilchrist's daughters were Beatrice (1854–1881) and Grace (1859–1947).

If that were the case, the allusion to the lengthy letter to Herbert Gilchrist could clearly be to the

Since Whitman was in New York on this date in 1877, and since the Gilchrists were not in Philadelphia

The whole MS. was far, far far too redundant—some things were often repeated three or four times—several

long passages (very likely those you had set your heart on) were very much better out than in.

Others would have been nuts to the caricature baboons—There were many errors or half-errors of fact.

seldom now, for indeed to be near you, even in that way would do me good—often & often do I wish we were

Washington September 5 1863 Dear Nat I wish you were here if only to enjoy the bright & beautiful weather

ways—I mean the way often the amputated, sick, sometimes dying soldiers cling & cleave to me as it were

Walt Whitman to Henry Clapp, Jr., 12 June 1860

Leland, which had appeared earlier in the Philadelphia City Item: a poem entitled "Enfans de Soixante-Seize

Leland (1828-68) was the author of Grey-Bay Mare, and Other Humorous American Sketches (Philadelphia:

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

Walt Whitman to James Russell Lowell, 20 January 1860

The two lines were omitted in the magazine.

peaceful Sunday—woods, field, sky, delightful—The S[tafford]s much as usual—Mrs S quite well—if you were

This postal card is addressed: Herbert Gilchrist | 315 West 19th Street | New York City.

Broome street—his house 1309 Fifth avenue, near 86th street—he is a splendid champagny fellow, of the American

This letter is addressed: Herbert H Gilchrist | 112 Madison Avenue | New York City.

tenfold facility with my brush since the autumn" and receptions given by various New Yorkers which were

I wish one of those old red Market Ferry Cars were going to land you at our door once more!

Both were substantive letters about her travels and various points of interest (The Letters of Anne Gilchrist

Eldridge was an old friend of Whitman and copublisher of the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass.

however, I must abruptly say to my friends, where interested, that I find the best expression of American

Army (I noticed it first in camp, and the same here among the wounded) is very young —and far more American

present text and that part of the first sentence of the following paragraph preceding "expression of American

beyond a certain point to call in a skilful New York doctor, for consultation, but fortunately we were

engagements of his regiment, and was confident that "it will not be long before the long covetted City

These Hospitals, so different from all others—these thousands, and tens and twenties of thousands of American

For here I see, not at intervals, but quite always, how certain, man, our American man—how he holds himself

My first impressions, architectural, &c. were not favorable; but upon the whole, the city, the spaces

Sometimes when I think of my poor little Clothilde and you I feel as if I were not as happy now as then

Two on Emerson" and "A Final Word on Emerson" in the Galaxy in February and April, 1876; the essays were

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

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

Walt Whitman's poems to appear in the Atlantic Monthly; "Bardic Symbols" was published on April 5, 1860

(For more on "Bardic Symbols," see Walt Whitman's January 20, 1860 letter to James Russell Lowell and

Whitman's March 2, 1860 letter to the editor of the Atlantic Monthly.)

inserted a blurb about the poem in the Washington Star of January 18, 1869; see Emory Holloway, American

On May 1, Anne Gilchrist informed Burroughs that they were in Northampton, Massachusetts, and mentioned

After All, Not to Create Only") was published in 1871; see Whitman's August 5, 1871, letter to the American

After All, Not to Create Only") was published in 1871; see Whitman's August 5, 1871 letter to the American

my limbs—It is remarkable how much paralysis there is—cases occur here, every few days—& in other cities—There

edition 72 pages, small quarto, was pub published in Brooklyn N Y New York in 1855 —Second New York City

1857—third 1860 (by Thayer & Eldridge Boston) —fourth New York City 1865—fifth Washington D C 1871—Sixth

Leypoldt & Co. were bookdealers with a store at 37 Park Row in New York City.

midnight, including the brewing of a wassail bowl (non-alcoholic) with comic result by Steinbock & an American

Before we came away, she read out your preface to the assembled little company of guests—mainly Americans

is referring to his lecture entitled "The Death of Abraham Lincoln," which he delivered in New York City

Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock (1860–1895) was a Swedish-English author of decadent and macabre fiction

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

criticized William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (reprinted in American

there (by pressing invitation) to dinner, & two hours—a wonderfully good two hours—the whole family were

After the poem was rejected by The North American Review, Whitman sent it on May 28 to Jeannette Gilder

Whitman described Mott Haven in the New York Tribune on August 15 in "City Notes in August."

. & 155th Street | New York City. It is postmarked: Camden | Nov | 14 | 2 PM | N.J.; P.

Leaves of Grass Imprints (Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860).

This letter is addressed: Karl Knortz | cor: Morris Av: & 155th St: | New York City.

This letter is addressed: J B Gilder | Critic office | 30 Lafayette Square | New York City.

Walt Whitman Were the artist to visit Philadelphia I would sit to him here in my own room—good place

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | New York City.

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | Cor: Morris Avenue | & 155th Street | New York City.

City Hall all this month at a very secluded place—good quarters, very quiet—on a visit to an old Quaker

This letter is addressed: Karl Knortz | Cor: Morris avenue | & 155th Street | New York City.

Knortz also informed the poet that in his "critical history of American literature . . . a whole chapter

He spoke of the devotion of Americans to the worship of the dollar, which surprised me, as his usual

Amy and Warren Dowe were the children of Emma Dowe, Louisa Whitman's sister (see Whitman's letter of

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.

This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | New York City.

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

Bucke and his brother-in-law William John Gurd were designing a gas and fluid meter to be patented in

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 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

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

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

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