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was troubled by Kennedy's letter to the editors, "Fraudulent 'Leaves of Grass,'" about the pirated 1860

(Papers of Walt Whitman [MSS 3829], Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature, Albert H.

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

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

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

Hamlin Garland (1860–1940) was an American writer best known for his fiction about the Midwest.

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

July 19 requesting permission to include "Song of the Redwood-Tree" in Half-Hours with the Best American

England J Addington Symonds, Davos Platz, Graubünden Switzerland E C Stedman 45 E 30th St New York City

This letter is addressed: Dr Carl Knortz | 540 East 155th Street | 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

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

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

champagne yesterday—so you see, Mary, we are not starving— Tuesday forenoon Sept: 16 —Harry and Becky were

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

Stead (1849-1912); see American Literature, XXXIII (1961), 68-69, and also the letter from Whitman to

English edition of Specimen Days; May 6, an excerpt from a private correspondent about gifts of Americans

, and 11, comment, editorial and personal, on Swinburne's article; September 6, a defense of the American

In addition, letters from Walt Whitman were reproduced on January 25 and August 30 (see the letter from

This letter is addressed: Editor | Century Magazine | Union Square | New York City | attention of | C

The essay appeared in The North American Review in November 1886.

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

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

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

These pieces were "November Boughs" and "The Dying Veteran."

This letter is addressed: Edward T Potter | 26 S 38th Street | New York City.

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

Y. you have seen in the papers —in five sixths of the city, it was curiously almost unfelt, every thing

new—in some respects they afford the most encouraging sign I have got—brown, bearded, worn, resolute, American-looking

men, dusty & sweaty—looked like veterans—the stock here even in these cities is in the main magnificent—the

Your letters of July 9 last, & Oct. 8, were welcomed—since which last nothing from you has reached me

It has to this day failed to find an American publisher (as you perhaps know, I have myself printed the

Productiveness, wealth, population, improvements, material activity, success, results—beyond all measure

I shall be happy to receive a copy of your Selections from American Poets when ready—& always, always

passage on March 31, 1872: "But certainly it does seem that in degree & duration the obduracy of Americans

The greatest, and truest American I know, with the love of your son. Joaquin Miller."

Ellis replied on August 23, 1871: since there were poems in Leaves of Grass which "would not go down

Poets," which appeared in 1872 as American Poems with a dedication to Walt Whitman, "the greatest of

American poets."

Song of the Universal"—to be read by proxy in its place in the programme, just the same as though I were

you—for I must tell you, Byron, I retain just the same friendship I formed for you the short time we were

When I rose I said I was going up to my room to write to you & William—there were warm expressions from

death: "I think after your visit to him that his hold on life seemed to give way and his yearnings were

Home") from the August Galaxy, 12 (1871), 231–234, in which Swinburne's favorable comments on Whitman were

afternoon & evening in the cars—felt quite well—enjoyed my lunch, the cold tea, &c—got in at Jersey City

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

On the following day the New York Times commented: "The clerks were at it once more to-day."

Marvin had been co-editor of the Radical in 1866–1867; see Frank Luther Mott, A History of American Magazines

contributors at least two of Walt Whitman's friends, Conway and Alcott; see Frank Luther Mott, History of American

Over two weeks before it the Dr told me that I might expect her death at any moment—that her lungs were

gathering and the air in breathing would gather between the ports and remain—her right side and breast were

I have been waiting till I felt stronger, to go to Atlantic City (Jersey sea shore) or Long Island, but

women, nearly all of whom she knew well, giving me, among the rest, descriptions of Personnel that were

Townsend's deaths—If it were eligible you should come frequently & spend the days with me , to cheer

have tended it— My sister and brother Geo: George are well—My other sisters, nieces, & brother Jeff , were

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

Though their correspondence slowed in the middle of their lives, the brothers were brought together again

He was also secretary of the American Philosophical Society.

Harned, ed., The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman [Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, and

good plate glass)—I shall look for Charles Eldridge— My sister is spending a few weeks at Atlantic City—I

modified, by no means lost)—I feel quite peert , in good spirits, free from any marked distress—& if you were

You will find me much better —to-day I feel like getting well, (& confidently expect to)—wish you were

The four brief postcards to Doyle in February 1875 were written on Fridays, and the discussion of his

The four brief postcards to Doyle in February 1875 were written on Fridays, and the discussion of his

This and Whitman's March 26, 1875 letter to Doyle were written on Fridays, if the year is correct.

The four brief postcards to Doyle in February 1875 were written on Fridays, and the discussion of his

The four brief postcards to Doyle in February 1875 were written on Fridays, and the discussion of his

about the same—write to me about Tasistro in your next—Am here partially alone—folks gone to Atlantic city

August 5 letter to Ellen O'Connor and his August 18 letter to John and Ursula Burroughs, both of which were

conclusively written in 1874, Whitman's "alternations" were especially marked during the summer of this

The visit of George and Louisa to Atlantic City was mentioned in Whitman's August 5, 1874 letter to Ellen

letter to Ellen O'Connor and his August 18, 1874 letter to John and Ursula Burroughs, both of which were

conclusively written in 1874, Whitman's "alternations" were especially marked during the summer of this

August 5 letter to Ellen O'Connor and his August 18 letter to John and Ursula Burroughs, both of which were

conclusively written in 1874, Whitman's "alternations" were especially marked during the summer of this

113 east 10th Street | N Y New York City— March 13 Dear friend Yours of yesterday rec'd received —Shall

The whole collection would be sufficiently homogeneous, (and it were a fault to be too much so)—You just

You ought to be here with me a day or so—(likely one day would be enough for you , as there is no city

At this time Gilchrist and Rossetti were contemplating purchasing Walt Whitman's new volumes and presenting

This and Whitman's March 19, 1875 letter to Doyle were written on Fridays, if the year is correct.

Silver, "A Note about Whitman's Essay on Poe," American Literature, 6 (1935), 435–436.On November 15,