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…I am one of those American writers who always look upon you as a noble, original, and characteristic

Moore, Esq., formerly of the Philotechnic Institution of this city, and at present a resident of St.

The good folks of that delightful little place were about proceeding to church when the alarm was given

Harry (Harold) and Kitty were two of John H. Johnston's children.

has been home the past week, but is to go away to-night—Mr Stafford is well as usual—was up to the city

overwork)— It is a wet foggy forenoon—Debby went away with Jo Saturday night—George has gone up to the City

—the North American Review —it was ordered—I get $100 for it—I read the proof last night & sent it off

"The Poetry of the Future" appeared in The North American Review in February (195–210).

The poem had appeared in The American in June, 1880 (The Cambridge History of American Literature, ed

It appeared, however, in The American (see Whitman's letter to Harry Stafford on May 5, 1881).

hours—Nothing new here—Your folks have been up to town twice this week—Van once & your father once—they were

Harry was working at the time in Atlantic City, N.J.

my old nag & rig in the afternoon —So you see I have not utterly stopt stopped moving —but I feel exceeding

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

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

See The American-German Review 13 (December 1946), 27–30.

Richard Maurice Bucke in Jersey City, N.J., on July 23 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).

" presumably Lincoln's first campaign song, and served as correspondent of the New York World from 1860

He published many volumes of poems and was an indefatigable compiler of anthologies, among which were

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885) and A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to

through with —read very slow, & mind the pauses—I want the extracts return'd returned to me as they were

During the Civil War he was a supporter of Abraham Lincoln, and, according to the Dictionary of American

wrote in his Commonplace Book: "quite unwell these days—prostrated with the heat & bad, bad air of the city

Richard Maurice Bucke in Jersey City (Whitman's Commonplace Book).

three or four copies here (see above)—please mail one to E C Stedman 71 West 54th Street New York City

Daily Globe (see the letter from Whitman to Louisa Orr Whitman of August 27, 1881), and his article "City

wish you could know my dear friend Mrs Gilchrist & her family, now 5 Mount Vernon, Hampstead—they were

His trips "on the water" were confined to his rides on the ferry from Camden to Philadelphia.

Riley and Bathgate were friends of Ruskin (see Whitman's letter to Riley of March 18, 1879 and his letter

article A Memorandum at a Venture 5 or 6 pages signed by my name in the forthcoming June number North American

own price given) —the newspapers specially like to have something up at the moment —this N A North American

Osgood & Co. wrote to me last May ('81) asking about a new & complete edition & suggesting that they were

was intended to be left out or expurgated—that the book must be printed in its entirety & that those were

me that the pieces the District Attorney specially & absolutely required to be entirely expurgated were

chance it affords to ventilate the real account & true inwardness of that Emerson talk on the Common in 1860

What were Emersons Emerson's relations to Walt Whitman?

And my arriere and citadel positions—such as I have indicated in my June North American Review memorandum

—were not only not attacked, they were not even alluded to.

Certain am I that he too finally came to clearly feel that the "Children of Adam" pieces were inevitable

As I wrote you before, the betes noir were To a common prostitute and A woman waits for me .

Unless those were left out he was instructed to indict and arrest to the law's extremity.

told you that Osgood & Co. formally notified me that they would continue the publication if those were

Marston is the target for you —If I learn more I will notify you— WW Have you seen my N A North American

those passions, joys, workings &c in all the race , at least as shown under modern & especially American

identity of the wayward itemizings, memoranda, and personal notes of fifty years, under modern & American

D. sales rather sluggish—(1500 were printed, towards 400 remain on the shelves in 23 Ninth St.)

Only 1,000 copies of Specimen Days were printed in 1882 (see Whitman's letter to Anne Gilchrist of October

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

When Mr Whitman was in Boston in 1860 Emerson was his frequent & cordial visitor.

evidently thinks that if the author of Leaves of Grass had any case to state, that walk on the common in 1860

Though Emerson's points were of the highest and keenest order, they sprang exclusively from conventional

Boston, 1881), 233–234; but it was obvious that Cooke's remarks about the relations between the two men were

themselves (O & Co) had some hand in the Marston-Stevens proceeding & rather egged it on—that they were

Winter, the drama critic of the New York Tribune, and Stoddard, a writer and reviewer, were old enemies

The famous 1860 stroll in the Boston Common (see the letter from Whitman to Abby M.

Price of March 29, 1860).

versed, I am well satisfied with R W & Co. and my prospect with them—Though Thursday & Friday last were

On June 29 O'Connor informed Whitman that Ingersoll and he were drawing up a memorandum for the Postmaster

stated that although he wanted to delete the passages mentioned, he was in a "dilemma," since they were

On August 27 he wrote to O'Connor that Rees Welsh & Co. were "paying out their 3d edition."

cautious printed only 1000) began to come in from the bindery late that day—Early this forenoon they were

"American Queen" of yesterday— W W Walt Whitman to William D. O'Connor, 17 September [1882]

No copy of the New York American Queen has been located.

If we were to begin the setting of the copy de novo you should certainly be obeyed in every detail &

You left out my remarks on 'Children of Adam', I believe they were good but I acquiesce—your additions

received —The printers are very slow—but will be coming along in a day [or] two—have a sudden rush—the American

Whitman, however, fibbed, for on May 28 Bucke wrote: "I see now that you were right about the Latin motto

you —(I sent you the Indian piece, I believe)—When you get ready to go on further, or to any Western city

to me in such good spirits, & are well— they two are every thing —Keep on—explore the big western cities

Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891), an American actor, was noted for his Shakespearean roles.

days—had a jolly time—a sleigh ride, or two—fine traveling, but too cold to enjoy it—Ruth and Burt were

Stafford, had a son named Edmund (1860–1939).

On August 12, 1882, Swinton informed the poet that his lecture on American literature had been translated

The American (same mail with this,) after reading please forward to Dr Bucke.

O'Connor mentioned corrections in Bucke's book and referred to the "office editor" of The North American

New York City, has translated many of my poems in German, & published them.

Leaves of Grass to any purchaser, and informed Stevens, Marston, Tobey, and Comstock, all of whom were

one—he showed it at first, & stronger still at last —that Saturday evn'g & Sunday afternoon he & I were

Horace Traubel reported that Whitman's "eyes were full of tears" (With Walt Whitman in Camden [New York

O'Connor were sisters.

spirit, but because the facts I give are of current interest, and should be kept well before the American

which I meant to have sent you at the time, but missed somehow—I am well as usual— W W (Salt Lake City

On September 22 O'Connor wrote: "I return your Salt Lake City letter about Bacon and Shakespeare, having

Whitman sent it to The Nineteenth Century on August 8 and to The North American Review on September 1

This letter is addressed: Joseph B Gilder | Critic Office | 20 Astor Place | New York City.

write a little—sort o' sundown sonnets —have some nice visitors—Sometimes foreigners—two or three 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

The Smith family were all friends and supporters of Whitman.

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

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

For more information about McKay, see Joel Myerson, "McKay, David (1860–1918)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia

On August 8 there were on hand 181 copies of the big book and 175 of the 300 copies of the pocket-book

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

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