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W. A. Field to J. C. B. Davis, 4 August 1869

  • Date: August 2, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Text:

I sent to the Attorney of the United States at New York City, a telegram, of which a copy is enclosed

I have today received a telegram from the Marshal of the United States at New York City, of which a copy

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Charles Durkee, 29 July 1869

  • Date: July 29, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Charles Durkee, Governor of Utah Territory, Salt Lake City.

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to David Noggle, 22 July 1869

  • Date: July 22, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

the face of the action of so many preceding administrations, especially when so many of our friends were

Hugh B. Thompson to Walt Whitman, 22 July 1869

  • Date: July 22, 1869
  • Creator(s): Hugh B. Thompson
Annotations Text:

Copies of the volume were withdrawn so that the sequel could be added.

several poems, adding eighteen new poems to those that appeared in Drum-Taps, and all of these poems were

Later, these poems were folded into Leaves of Grass, and by the time the final arrangement of Leaves

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 17 July 1869

  • Date: July 17, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Curtis. no doubt the services were rendered, and consider the amount stated to be reasonable.

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Charles Durkee, 15 July 1869

  • Date: July 15, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Charles Durkee, Governor Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake City.

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 13 July 1869

  • Date: July 13, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Wisconsin, together with a certificate of search from the Register of Deeds of that county, which were

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 7 July 1869

  • Date: July 7, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

It is now more than four years since proceedings in this case were instituted, and the District Attorney

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 6 July 1869

  • Date: July 6, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

that it can be considered and determined by the Supreme Court, if a writ of error from that court were

pleaded a set off, and the Court had been of opinion that, on striking a balance, the United States were

had granted the certificate mentioned in Section twelve chapter seventy-six, Acts 1863, and if there were

unknown to me, and I have no doubt that this part of the judgment would be reversed on error, if it were

Perhaps if the attention of the Circuit Court were called to this error in the judgment by the District

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 6 July 1869

  • Date: July 6, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

concurring in the views of the former, to be a proper matter for judicial investigation—and the papers were

it seems, adopted the suggestion to refer the case here,—and thereupon, at his instance, the papers were

W. A. Field to C. W. Hall, 1 July 1869

  • Date: July 1, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Text:

preferred to exercise his judgment upon the reasonableness of the amount charged, after the services were

W. A. Field to George M. Robeson, 30 June 1869

  • Date: June 30, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Text:

Sir: By telegram received last night from Marshal Barlow of New York City, I am informed that the steamer

W. A. Field to George S. Boutwell, 26 June 1869

  • Date: June 26, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Text:

suits, and of all liability on account of the violations of law, on which these proceedings in Court were

W. A. Field to George S. Boutwell, 25 June 1869

  • Date: June 25, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Text:

The charge on which these suits are brought, is, that the gloves were entered at Boston by means of invoices

in which they were fraudulently undervalued.

—The Depositions were sent by the Consul to the Department of State with his bills of fees attached.

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 23 June [1869]

  • Date: June 23, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Text:

Tuesday they got in yesterday morning and was going to leave at 4 ocl o'clock in the afternoon they were

much and the man with him too was very friendly it dident didn't put me aback in the least things were

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 22 June 1869

  • Date: June 22, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

any private person;—and they are not officers charged with maintaining the peace in the streets of a city

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William A. Richardson, 21 June 1869

  • Date: June 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

property seized, being of the value of $750, was filed, and Baker, Beach, and Ware, the co-partners, were

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to M. C. Huntoon and W. A. Brown, 21 June 1869

  • Date: June 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

A report from his office has been received this morning, by which it appears that you were to some extent

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William A. Richardson, 21 June 1869

  • Date: June 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

compliance with your request of the 19th inst., I have the honor to return herewith the papers which were

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William A. Richardson, 21 June 1869

  • Date: June 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Without considering whether this offer should be accepted, if the money offered were all payable immediately

Matthew F. Pleasants to James K. Kennedy, 19 June 1869

  • Date: June 19, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

In reply I have to say that you were nominated and confirmed in the place of James E. Wyche.

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Hamilton Fish, 19 June 1869

  • Date: June 19, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Sir: I have read your letter of this date just received, with the accompanying papers, which were addressed

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to O. F. Strickland, 17 June 1869

  • Date: June 17, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Salt Lak City.

Walt Whitman to Charles Warren Stoddard, 12 June 1869

  • Date: June 12, 1869
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

He speaks it over and over, manipulating my body unconciouslyunconsciously, as it were, with bountiful

Matthew F. Pleasants to Henry W. Moulton, 10 June 1869

  • Date: June 10, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

Boise City, Idaho Terr. Sir: I have this day forwarded your commission, (duplicate) as U. S.

David Noggle, Chief Justice, Boise City, Idaho T."

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to J. F. Bullitt, 5 June 1869

  • Date: June 5, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

my letter to Attorney Bristow, of May 20th ult. on which the instructions contained in that letter were

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to B. F. Butler, 5 June 1869

  • Date: June 5, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Sir: A copy of the pleadings in the following suits ag't you, pending in the Courts at New York City

Develin, Miller & Trull, 82 Nassau street, New York City, appear as defendants' attorneys in each of

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William M. Evarts, 3 June 1869

  • Date: June 3, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

Court of the state of New York, for the city and county of New York, and either removed or attempted

These suits were all, I think, originally brought in the Courts of the State of New York.

In all these suits, one of the issues is, whether the acts, (to recover damages for which the suits were

Cushing & Schley were employed as attorneys for the defendant in that case, which you may remember was

I desire to know whether any arrangements were made by you with either Mr. Butler, or Messrs.

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 30 [May 1869]

  • Date: May 30, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Text:

time as i wanted you to have we cant can't be quite as free to talk when any one is present as if we were

Annotations Text:

Murray affirms that "Whitman and Doyle were 'lovers' in the contemporary sense of the word."

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

Abby Price and her family, especially her daughter Helen, were friends with Walt Whitman and his mother

In 1860, the Price family began to save Walt's letters.

She and Jeff had two daughters, Manahatta "Hattie" (1860–1886) and Jessie Louisa "Sis" (b. 1863).

Matthew F. Pleasants to Alfred Russell, 17 May 1869

  • Date: May 17, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

on file in this office charging you with "copperheadism," unless you consider a statement that you were

Matthew F. Pleasants to Little, Brown, & Co., 10 May 1869

  • Date: May 10, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

will forward this office the following books: Supplements of General Statutes of Massachusetts, from 1860

Dr. Scudder's Lecture

  • Date: 7 May 1859
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

It is but reasonable to believe that we were at one time the same people and spoke the same language.

language, which he speaks quite fluently as English, and in which he says he thinks and preachers, were

very interesting and amusing, and we wish we were permitted to publish them.

Their proverbs, many of which he quoted, were curious and beautiful, some of them causing convulsions

Scudder will pardon us for taking such liberties with it, but its beauties were so many that we could

W. A. Field to Ulysses S. Grant, 6 May 1869

  • Date: May 6, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Text:

Robinson, of Cook Co., Ill., which you were pleased to refer to this office on the 4th inst.

Matthew F. Pleasants to T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 5 May 1869

  • Date: May 5, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

Since the receipt of these books it has been discovered that some of the volumes were already on our

Matthew F. Pleasants to T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 28 or 29 April 1869

  • Date: April 28 or 29, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

letter of the 4th ult., returning the list previously transmitted to you from this office, on which were

Thomas Jefferson Whitman to William Douglas O'Connor, 18 April 1869

  • Date: April 18, 1869
  • Creator(s): Thomas Jefferson Whitman
Text:

April 18th 1869 Wm O'Connor Esq My dear friend The package of "Reports" and afterwards your letter were

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 14 [April 1869]

  • Date: April 14, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

She and Jeff had two daughters, Manahatta "Hattie" (1860–1886) and Jessie Louisa "Sis" (b. 1863).

Lane later designed and constructed the Milwaukee Water Works and served there as city engineer.

crowns and narrow rims: feathers were out, lace and flowers and ribbons were in, and the height of fashion

For Jeff's frustration with the Brown family, see his April 16, 1860 and March 3, 1863 letters to Walt

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

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 7 April [1869]

  • Date: April 7, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

Lane later designed and constructed the Milwaukee Water Works and served there as city engineer.

He had served as a city auditor. William A.

The two newly appointed members of the Water Board were Archibald M.

York legislature reorganized it, the Brooklyn Water Board had operated independently of the Brooklyn City

Walt Whitman and his mother were both close with the Price family.

Walt Whitman to Abby H. Price, 7 April 1869

  • Date: April 7, 1869
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, 5 April 1869

  • Date: April 5, 1869
  • Creator(s): Thomas Jefferson Whitman
Text:

for a week or so back—but I think it is the weather and then we are not so happily situated as we were

both for his own sake and for George's—It would be too bad to have any change in the Water Dept—The city

some 30 to 40 pages each, unbound—but give what of all things is the best for me—how certain works were

Annotations Text:

May 1 was moving day in Brooklyn, a time when leases were given up or renewed.

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Lyman Trumbull, 3 April 1869

  • Date: April 3, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

They were not, so far as I am aware, candidates for the offices to which they have been nominated, and

were selected from considerations of high public character and personal fitness, which needed no certificates

McPhail Smith were the only persons suggested from any quarter for the Tennessee appointments.

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 31 March [1869]

  • Date: March 31, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Text:

that side about 15 feet from the old shop three story frame houses very good all different as if they were

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 30 [March 1869]

  • Date: March 30, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

In the Government Printing Office, seventy-five "females" were discharged from the folding room.

An unstated number of "females" were discharged from the bindery.

The dismissals were to come "from the least efficient and most obnoxious, politically, of the employe

Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, 25 March 1869

  • Date: March 25, 1869
  • Creator(s): Thomas Jefferson Whitman
Text:

got a place in a boarding house in Pine street—I had'nt been there more than an hour before I saw we were

is coming up all the time that keeps me busy—I was nearly a whole week in writing a report to the City

Annotations Text:

Probably Jeff's derogatory name for the journalists who claimed that the works were being constructed

on unstable soil and would soon collapse (Proceedings of the City Council, March 16, 1869, pp. 373-75

Given Jeff's racial attitudes in general, it is possible that he felt Grant's policies were misguided

In response to the allegations printed in the local press, the city council on March 12 requested the

Board of Water Commissioners to determine whether the waterworks were defective.

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to J. Holt, 24 March 1869

  • Date: March 24, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

(which is herewith returned,) were sent to your office July 29th, 1867. Very resp. yours, E. R.

J. Hubley Ashton to W. C. Maloney, 19 March 1869

  • Date: March 19, 1869
  • Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Text:

The vessel & cargo were clearly liable to condemnation on the proofs in the record.

assigned to that Circuit, but who does not purpose going to the south, will sign a decree in this city

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 17 [March? 1869]

  • Date: March 17, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

Jefferson "Jeff" Whitman a mortgage on Smith's house, valued at $3,000, as collateral or, if Smith's house were

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

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to John A. Rawlins, 15 March 1869

  • Date: March 15, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

The Neptune Submarine Co., it appears from that opinion, were, or are, the agents employed by the government

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 15 March [1869]

  • Date: March 15, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

George Washington Whitman started a building business with a partner named Smith in 1865, and they were

accounting in her June 23, 1869 letter to Walt: two installments from Jeff in the amount of $500 each were

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to J. D. Cox, 13 March 1869

  • Date: March 13, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Text:

suspended land entries of Henry McGee and Philip Biddel, in the San Francisco district, California, which were

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