FEINBERG/WHITMAN NOTES and NOTEBOOKS NOTES -- Reference July 1886 "John Hieland". Poem. Box 42 Folder 49 Includes verso letter from Charles Morris, July 19, 1886. 300 1886 July ? John Hieland: copy of a poem. A.MS. (1p. 15 x 24 cm.) Written in ink on the verso of a cancelled letter (with a vertical ink stroke) on the letterhead of Charles Morris, Author, P.O. Box 957, Residence, 2223 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia (July 19th 1886 Walt Whitman, Esq Dear Sir I wrote to you some time ago, but receiving no answer fear my letter must have miscarried. The subject of it was to request permission to use a selection from your poems in a collection of choice extracts from American Literature which I am preparing. The title of my work will be, "Half Hours with the Best American Authors," and it will be confined to the writings of those who have or are likely to have a first claim to be included in this category. In such a work a selection from your writings is highly desirable, and the one which I desire to use is the poem entitled "The Song of the Redwood Tree." I should be glad to have your permission to use this selection, and of course will make the usual acknowledgement of its source. An early answer will much oblige Yours Truly Charles Morris I had a conversation yesterday with your publisher D McKay, who freely gave me permission to extract from another work on his (over) [*301*] list. My work will be in 4 volumes, and published in creditable style.), with notation in margin in Traubel's hand (For Frank Bain - Given to me by Walt Whitman as copied in his hand & now by me with love to you - Horace Traubel 1910), 83 words: A hielan' lad my lo' was born, The lowland laws he held in scorn But he still was faithfu' to his clan My gallant, braw John Hie'land man Wi' his philileg an' tartan plaid And guid clay more down by his side The ladies' hearts he did trepan, My gallant, braw Johh Hieland man Sing hey, my braw John Hie'lan' man Sing ho, my braw John Hie'lan' man There's not a lad in all the lan' Can match with my John Hie'lan' manA [?] laid my lo' was lorn The lowland laws he held scorn But he still was faithful to his clan My gallant, braw John Hielandman Wi his [?] au tartar [?] And guid clay more down [?] his side The ladies' hearts he did trespass My gallant, braw John Hielandman Sing hey, my braw Hielandman Sing he, my braw John Hielandman There's nor a lad in in all the lan' Can mulch [?] my John HielandmanCharles Morris Author P.O. Box 957 Residence 2223 Spring Garden St. Philadelphia July 19th 1886 Walt Whitman, Esq Dear Sir I wrote you some time ago but receiving no answer fear my letter must have miscarried. The subject of it was to request permission to use a selection from your poems in a collection of choice extracts from American Literature which I am preparing. The title of my work will be, "Half Hours with the best American Authors," and it will be confined to the writings of those who have or are likely to have a just claim to be included in this category. In such a work a selection from your writings is highly desirable, [and?] the one which I desire to use is the poem entitled "The Song of the Redwood Tree." I should be glad to have your permission to use this selection, and of course will make the usual acknowledgment of its source. An early answer will much oblige Yours Truly Charles Morris I had a conversation yesterday with your publisher D M Kay, who freely gave me permission to extract from another work on his list. My work will be 4 volumes, and published in creditable style.