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[Unidentified Sender] to M. Richard Levison, 9 March 1869

  • Date: March 9, 1869
  • Creator(s): Unidentified | Walt Whitman
Text:

I do not think that they were much impressed by the historical view of the subject The following are

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 4 March [1869]

  • Date: March 4, 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).

Mustard plasters were a mustard paste that was applied to a cloth or paper, which was then applied to

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

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

Lane (1823–1882) was Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Water Works from 1862 to 1869 and later became City

William M. Evarts to John E. Ward, 3 March 1869

  • Date: March 3, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

No. 61 Wall street New York City Sir: I enclose a duplicate original of the determination & order which

William M. Evarts to William H. Seward, 3 March 1869

  • Date: March 3, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

Sir: I beg leave to enclose a determination and order respecting the claim of Nott & Company, American

Charles Warren Stoddard to Walt Whitman, 2 March 1869

  • Date: March 2, 1869
  • Creator(s): Charles Warren Stoddard
Text:

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

We were known to one another, perhaps twelve hours. Yet I cannot forget him.

I wish it were possible to get your photograph.

William M. Evarts to Benjamin F. Wade, 22 February 1869

  • Date: February 22, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

directed the suspension, delay, or discontinuance of proceedings against parties prosecuted in New York City

The prosecutions referred to in my letters were for frauds upon Internal Revenue, as I then understood

Fullerton to ascertain whether the charges were to be duly submitted, or would be withdrawn.

Attorney Courtney— and these, and these alone, were the reasons for my direction of the suspension or

Murray were immediately advised thereof, and their presence required to meet these charges.

William M. Evarts to Benjamin F. Wade, 20 February 1869

  • Date: February 20, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

fines in each case; & who of such persons, have been pardoned by the President, & when such pardons were

resolution is, as to "who of such persons have been pardoned by the President, & when such pardons were

Matthew F. Pleasants to H. H. Wells, 18 February 1869

  • Date: February 18, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

Davis, and to say that he will be glad to see you in relation to the matter on your next visit to this city

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, [18 February 1869]

  • Date: February 18, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

William M. Evarts to William H. Seward, 16 February 1869

  • Date: February 16, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

What that compensation would be for such services as were rendered by Mr.

William M. Evarts to Benjamin F. Wade, 13 February 1869

  • Date: February 13, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

Gen. are replies, were returned with those replies to the Interior Dept. or the counsel by whom they

were transmitted.

Matthew F. Pleasants to Little & Brown, T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., W. H. & O. H. Morrison, John Campbell, 12 February 1869

  • Date: February 12, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

directed by the Attorney General to enclose you the accompanying list comprising a number of Vols. of American

William M. Evarts to G. F. Jenks, 9 February 1869

  • Date: February 9, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

City The subject to which your letter refers had received my official attention some days since, and

William M. Evarts to Hugh McCulloch, 6 February 1869

  • Date: February 6, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

While I would be very happy to give my individual opinion upon this subject, if I were possessed of the

William M. Evarts to Hugh McCulloch, 4 February 1869

  • Date: February 4, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

Western District of Pennsylvania relative to the case of Arthur Ballou, and the instructions which were

Walt Whitman to Ferdinand Freiligrath, 26 January 1869

  • Date: January 26, 1869
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Whitman in the New York Sontagsblatt of November 1, 1868, mentioned Freiligrath's admiration for the American

Benton H. Wilson to Walt Whitman, 24 January 1869

  • Date: January 24, 1869
  • Creator(s): Benton H. Wilson
Text:

to day & I assure you it gave me great pleasure to hear from you and to hear that yourself & Mother were

Annotations Text:

Nellie had two children, Lewis and Eva Morrell, from a previous marriage, and she and Benton Wilson were

Wilson named his first child "Walter Whitman Wilson," after the poet; their other children were Austin

Julius Bing to Walt Whitman, 21 January 1869

  • Date: January 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): Julius Bing
Text:

While their ships were crossexamining Mediterranean & Aegean sea to find the best harbour wherein to

Ages elapse; suffering; woes; Greek war of independence Clay & Webster begin to discharge American debt

All despots conspiring against Crete American more alive than ever to her debt Walt Whitman's poem.

Genoa, Venice & Spain were most busy on that craft Their swift sailors spread dismay in camps Even as

Annotations Text:

When his followers were killed by Seljuk forces in the winter of 1096, Peter never returned from a supply

After the siege of Jerusalem in 1099, Godfrey assumed rulership of the city but declined the title of

Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, 21 January 1869

  • Date: January 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): Thomas Jefferson Whitman
Text:

Davis to day who is now in Brooklyn—he says he took dinner on Sunday with Mother and George—that they were

Annotations Text:

Whitman's essays "Democracy" and "Personalism" were published in the Galaxy in December 1867 and May

These three essays were later combined in Democratic Vistas, which was first published in 1871 in New

Walt Whitman to James T. Fields, 20 January 1869

  • Date: January 20, 1869
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 19 January [1869]

  • Date: January 19, 1869
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

"Nelly" O'Connor (1830–1913), who, with Charles Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close

Davis eventually became city engineer of Boston (1871–1880) and later served as chief engineer of the

American Telephone and Telegraph Company (1880–1908).

William M. Evarts to Samuel Blatchford, 16 January 1869

  • Date: January 16, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

Samuel Blatchford, Judge United States Court, New York City. Sir: The case of John H.

attention to that point, as doubtless at the time of the conviction the grounds of this discrimination were

Matthew F. Pleasants to Brewster & Baldwin, 16 January 1869

  • Date: January 16, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

Brewster & Baldwin, No. 786 Broadway, New York City.

William M. Evarts to John Jay, 14 January 1869

  • Date: January 14, 1869
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

New York City. Dear Sir: The record in the Rosenberg case was not printed until Monday last.

Walt Whitman to James T. Fields, 14 January 1869

  • Date: January 14, 1869
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

and was the second of Whitman's poems to appear in the magazine; "Bardic Symbols" was published in 1860

John Flood, Jr., to Walt Whitman, 11 January 1869

  • Date: January 11, 1869
  • Creator(s): John Flood, Jr.
Text:

not see you previous to your departure for Washington We have had a very pleasant New Year in the city

N.Y City.

Walt Whitman to Philp and Solomon, 7 January 1869

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

Philp and Solomon were Washington booksellers.

Walt Whitman by William S. Pendleton, ca. 1872

  • Date: ca. 1872
  • Creator(s): Pendleton, William S.
Text:

The New York City Directory lists Pendleton at this address starting in 1869, and advertisements for

Craig's Daguerreian Registry as having a studio at 5 Chatham Square in New York from 1857 through 1860

his imprint with the Chatham Square address, suggesting he may have been there through most of the 1860s

The Carpenter

  • Date: 1868
  • Creator(s): William Douglas O'Connor
Text:

They were friends still.

Her blue eyes were brilliant with uneasy fire.

They were leading in Mrs. Dyzer, and she was near.

They were electrifying.

Deep in the spirit air the fadeless fields unrolled, the shining cities rose, the bells of heaven were

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 28 December [1868]

  • Date: December 28, 1868
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

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

Benton H. Wilson to Walt Whitman, 27 December 1868

  • Date: December 27, 1868
  • Creator(s): Benton H. Wilson
Text:

I gave our Friends the Misses Riley a letter of introduction to you when they were here last fall. have

William M. Evarts to William Fullerton, 23 December 1868

  • Date: December 23, 1868
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

William Fullerton, 11 Pine street New York City.

of your letter, I called your attention to this statement of the extent of the protection which you were

defendants, as made to you, had not furnished directly or indirectly the evidence for the indictments, and were

William M. Evarts to Richard H. Dana, 17 December 1868

  • Date: December 17, 1868
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

revenue system of the United States is concerned, would be subjected to forfeiture in favor of the American

Walt Whitman to John Morley, 17 December 1868

  • Date: December 17, 1868
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

My address is Attorney Gen's office, this city.

James T. Fields to Walt Whitman, 14 December 1868

  • Date: December 14, 1868
  • Creator(s): James T. Fields
Annotations Text:

James Russell Lowell had been the editor at the Atlantic Monthly when Whitman published there in 1860

Walt Whitman to John Flood, Jr., 12 December 1868

  • Date: December 12, 1868
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Text:

As I told you in my previous letter, this city is quite small potatoes after living in New York.

City Hall; but the oceans of life & people, such as in N. Y. & the shipping &c, are lacking here.

William M. Evarts to Richard O'Gorman and Wheeler H. Peckham, 9 December 1868

  • Date: December 9, 1868
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

that by an order made at the last term of the court, they stood assigned for argument to-day, and were

Walt Whitman to James T. Fields, 8 December 1868

  • Date: December 8, 1868
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

and was the second of Whitman's poems to appear in the magazine; "Bardic Symbols" was published in 1860

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

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

James T. Fields to Walt Whitman, 5 December 1868

  • Date: December 5, 1868
  • Creator(s): James T. Fields
Annotations Text:

James Russell Lowell had been the editor at the Atlantic Monthly when Whitman published there in 1860

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

Walt Whitman to John Harrison Littlefield, 1 December 1868

  • Date: December 1, 1868
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

The Republican publishers of the Washington Daily Morning Chronicle in 1868 were offering to new subscribers

Walt Whitman to Ralph Waldo Emerson, 30 November 1868

  • Date: November 30, 1868
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

to appear in the Atlantic Monthly; "Bardic Symbols" was published in the Atlantic Monthly of April 1860

See also Whitman's January 20, 1860, letter to James Russell Lowell and his March 2, 1860, letter to

W. J. McAvoy to Walt Whitman, 29 November 1868

  • Date: November 29, 1868
  • Creator(s): W. J. McAvoy
Annotations Text:

also later served as president of the New York Chamber of Commerce and as a Commissioner of New York City's

William M. Evarts to Caleb Cushing, 26 November 1868

  • Date: November 26, 1868
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

Butler in the Superior Court of the city of Baltimore.

William M. Evarts to Winer Bethel, 25 November 1868

  • Date: November 25, 1868
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

I am unable to understand under what precise authority you acted, or were expected to act, in representing

Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, 25 November [1868]

  • Date: November 25, 1868
  • Creator(s): Louisa Van Velsor Whitman
Annotations Text:

at the University of Vermont Medical School, performed surgeries in Burlington, Vermont during the 1860s

During the 1860s, Abby Price and her family, especially her daughter Helen, were friends with Walt Whitman

William M. Evarts to Samuel Blatchford, 24 November 1868

  • Date: November 24, 1868
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Text:

Samuel Blatchford, United States District Judge, New York City Sir: I have the honor to ask your attention

in the case of William Muller, now in prison under your sentence for contempt of court, and which were

Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph A. Ware, 24 November 1868

  • Date: November 24, 1868
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Text:

Sale & Dowd were employed to assist the Dist. Attorney.

Walt Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 24 November 1868

  • Date: November 24, 1868
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Annotations Text:

Newton Benedict were Walt Whitman's landlords at 468 M North, having replaced Juliet Grayson after her

J. Hubley Ashton to C. L. Dickerman, 23 November 1868

  • Date: November 23, 1868
  • Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Text:

Sir: In reply to your letter of the 17th instant, touching the ownership of certain land near the city

William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 23 November 1868

  • Date: November 23, 1868
  • Creator(s): William D. O'Connor
Text:

Is it your haunting voice as I heard it that last night we were together, chanting to me that divine

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