FEINBERG/WHITMAN Box 46 Folder 7 MISCELLANY Facsimiles [*cAcc.18,8800*] Fac-Simile Autobiography of Walt Whitman. (Copyrighted by David McKay.) Biographical Note of Walt Whitman 1819 - May 31 Born at West Hills, Long Island, State of New York -- second child of Walter and Louisa, (born Van Velson) Whitman. 1820, '21, '22 and '23 continued at West Hills. 1824 Moved to Brooklyn. Went to Public School, 1831, tended in lawyer's office. Then a doctor's. In 1834 went into printing office to learn type setting. [&c.]346 THE BOOK WORLD 1838 Teaching country [sh] schools in Suffolk county. Continued at it, partly in Queens county for three years. Then starts a weekly paper "the Long Islander" at Huntington L.I. 1840 Back in New York City working at printing and journalistic writing. In 1846 and '7 edits the "Eagle" newspaper in Brooklyn. 1848 Goes [ba] to New Orleans as an editor on the staff of "the Crescent" newspaper. Afterward travels south and south west.THE BOOK WORLD 347 1850 Returns north. Publishes "the Freeman" newspaper in Brooklyn. Then works at building houses and selling them. 1855 [1865][1866] 2 Issues "Leaves of Grass," first edition, small quarto 95 pages In 1856, 2d edition, 16 mo. 384 pages. 1860, third edition [42] 456 pages, 12 mo. Boston. 1862 Goes down to the Secession War Fields. Begins his ministrations to the wounded in the hospitals and after battles, and continues at them steadily for three years. In 1865 gets an appointment as Department Clerk348 THE BOOK WORLD 1867 Publishes 4th edition "Leaves of Grass" including "Drum Taps". In 1871 fifth edition 1873 Prostrated by paralysis at Washington. Starts for Atlantic sea-shore by order of the physician. Breaks down badly at Philadelphia, and takes up quarters in Camden, New Jersey; Where he has remained up to date; for over fifteen years. 1876 or Centennial Sixth issue of L. of G. with another Volume, "Two Rivulets" of prose and poems alternately. In 1881, seventh issue of L. of G. pub'd by Osgood & Co. Boston.THE BOOK WORLD 349 1882 3 Eighth issue of "Leaves of Grass" pub'd by David McKay. Philadelphia. Also "Specimen Days" a prose and autobiographic Volume, 1888 Mr. Whitman is now in his 70th year. He is almost entirely disabled physically, through the paralysis from his persistent army hospital labors in 1863 and '64; [B] but is now just printing, we hear, a little volume of additional prose and verse called "November Boughs." He resides in Mickle Street Camden, New Jersey.The Authoress, The Cats and The Editor. By EDITH WINTHROP TAYLOR. The authoress sat in her study staring at the black cat before her and nibbling at the end of a pen. There was a worried knot in her forehead, and from time to time she shot a feverish glance at the mantel clock. The Dalton Daily Trumpet was publishing her first story serially until now with the utmost apparent satisfaction to every one concerned; but the authoress had at last come to the end of her inspiration. She was not in the mood to attack the crucial chapter, and she had put it off till her very last day of grace. Now the printer's devil could almost be heard on the step, and being young and pretty and new at the business, the authoress was near to distraction. EDITH WINTHROP TAYLOR. The little Mexican water-carrier on her desk, which had usually seemed to inspire her, only stared artificially at her with round black bead eyes, while her mind grew blanker and blanker, and as if her list of woes were not already complete, the authoress's brother took this moment to beat a tattoo on the door, and, opening it, enquire provokingly if genius were burning. The authoress looked up pathetically and refused to be comforted, even by the appearance of her two cherished kittens which sprang from her brother's arms into the middle of the floor. "Billy," said the authoress to her brother in a solemn voice, "this is simply awful. Here's the Trumpet ready to go to press and I haven't written a word yet! Whatever shall I do?" Billy pushed the door wide open with an energetic shoulder movement and stuck his hands into his pockets. "Ain't you got an idea?" "No, and what's more, it's the most important part right here too." "Rummy, ain't it?" he ejaculated, eyeing his sister. "What'll the Trumpet say, do you think? Why don't you run in a murder or something exciting. Have that chap --- Miss Taylor lives in Cambridge, Mass. She graduated three years ago from Radcliffe College. She spends much of her time in Brooklyn with Mr. W. E. Taylor. She is now writing a novel portraying English life as she found it during her past year's residence in England.see notes April 9 1891 As in a Swoon. As in a swoon, one instant, Another sun, ineffable full-dazzles me, And all the orbs I Knew with brighter, unknown orbs, ten thousand fold One instant of the future land -- heaven's land. Walt Whitman Whitman series : 4 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni. After all, not to destroy but [re] invigorate, Not to create, but labor at what is already created & carry it forward, Not [only] to command only, but to obey -- is the mission of the New World: After all, indeed, can there be any really New World? Walt Whitman Whitman series : 1 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni. No dulcet rhyme, (fitted for banquets of the night where dancers 'mid sweet music slide, With perfumes & with wine, beneath the dazzling chandeliers.) Nor tale from foreign land, of [old] lord or demoiselle, Nor melody of love, or rapt romance I bring. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 3 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.While behind all form and erect as ever, Undismay'd amid the rapids-- amid the irresistible and deadly urge, Stands a helmsman with brow elate and [??] [hand] strong hand. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 2 Copyright, 1913, Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.see notes June 20 1891 For one thing out of many, the tendency [and taste in Ameri] in this Commonwealth seems to [breed] favor and call for and breed smart men. To describe it [??] (for reasons,) too sharply, I shd say we are in danger of being the cutest trickiest, slyest, even cheatingest, people that ever lived. These qualities are all [If as] getting in our business, politics, literature, manners; and [is] are filtering steadily in our essential character. All our great cities exhibit them [all]; probably New York most of all. [It] They taint[s] our splendid qualities and must be [exposed] understood like a threatening danger, and well confronted and provided against. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 5 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.The great want of modern life, [under its] [pervading] entirely pervaded as it is with the artificial comforts [the] [s] with [sound] inventions with strained intensity of action & intellect & [in] employment, is the want of the [benef] sanity and moderation & physical equipoise and recuperative virtue of the [fie] [actual] field, the workshop, and the boat, at first hand. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 6 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.After all, not to destroy but [re]invigorate, Not to create, but labor at what is already created & carry it forward. Not [only] to command only, but to obey - is the mission of the New World: After all, indeed, can there be any really New World? Walt Whitman Whitman series: 1 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.While behind all form and erect as ever, Undismay'd amid the rapids-- amid the irresistible and deadly urge, Stands a helmsman with brow elate and [???] [hand] strong hand. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 2 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.No dulcet rhyme, (fitted for banquets of the night, where dancers [to] 'mid sweet music slide, With perfumes & with wine, beneath the dazzling chandeliers.) Nor tale from foreign land, of [old] lord or demoiselle, Nor melody of love, or rapt romance I bring. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 3 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.[*see notes April 9 1891*] As in a Swoon As in a swoon, one instant, Another sun, ineffable full-dazzles me, And all the orbs I knew with brighter unknown orbs, ten thousand fold One instant of the future land -- heaven's land. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 4 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.see notes June 20 1891 For one thing out of many, the tendency [and taste in America] in this Commonwealth seems to [breed] favor and call for and breed smart men. To describe it [just for] (for reasons) too sharply, shd say we are in danger of being the cutest trickiest, slyest, even cheatingest, people that ever lived. [It is] These qualities are all getting in our business, politics, literature, manners; and [is] are filtering steadily in our essential character. All our great cities exhibit them [all]; probably New York most of all. [It] They taint[s] our splendid qualities and must be [exposed] understood like a threatening danger, and well confronted and provided against. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 5 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.The great want of modern life, [under its pervading] entirely pervaded as it is with the artificial comforts [No] [s] with [???] inventions with strained intensity of action & intellect & [no]employment, is the want of the [benef] sanity and moderation & physical equipoise and recuperative virtue of the [fie][actual] field, the workshop, and the boat, at first hand. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 6 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.No dulcet rhyme, (fitted for banquets of the night, where dancers [to] 'mid sweet music slide, With perfumes & with wine, beneath the dazzling chandeliers.) Nor tale from foreign land, of [old] lord or demoiselle, Nor melody of love, or rapt romance I bring. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 3 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.While behind all form and erect as as ever, Undismay'd amid the rapids-- amid the irresisitible and deadly urge, Stands a helmsman with brow elate and [???] [hand] strong hand. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 2 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.After all, not to destroy but [re]invigorate, Not to create, but labor at what is already created & carry it forward, Not [only] to command only, but to obey--is the mission of the New World: After all, indeed, can there be any really New World? Walt Whitman Whitman series: 1 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.[*see notes April 9 1891*] As in a Swoon. As in a swoon, one instant, Another sun, ineffable full dazzles me, And all the orbs I knew with brighter unknown orbs, ten thousand fold One instant of the future land - heaven's land. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 4 Copyright 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.[*see notes June 20 1891*] For one thing out of many, the tendency [and taste in Ameri] in this Commonwealth seems to [breed] favor and call for and breed smart men. To describe it [???] (for reasons) too sharply, I shd say we are in danger of being the cutest trickiest, slyest, even cheatingest, people that ever lived. [It is] These qualities are all getting in our business, politics, literature, manners; and [is] are filtering steadily in our essential character. All our great cities exhibit [all] them; probably New York most of all. [It] They taint[s] our splendid qualities and must be [exposed] understood like a threatening danger, and well confronted and provided against. Walt Whitman Whitman series:5 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.The great want of modern life, [under its] [pervading] entirely pervaded as it is with the artificial comforts [the] [s] with [???] inventions with strained intensity of action & intellect & [no] employment, is the want of the [benef] sanity and moderation & physical equipoise and recuperative virtue of the [fie] [actual] field, the workshop, and the boat, at first hand. Walt Whitman Whitman series: 6 Copyright, 1913, by Horace Traubel and Albert Boni.SOME FACSIMILES OF THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT [T] The Primer of Words [For H???] For American Young Men and Women, For Literats, Orators, Teachers, Musicians, Judges, Presidents, &c.What is the [strange charm] fitness-- [our] - What the [fitness] strange charm of aboriginal names?-- Monongahela (up)-- it rolls with venison richness upon the palateA perfect user of words uses things - [things] they exude [A po] in power and beauty from him - miracles from his hands - miracles from his mouth - [things] lilies, clouds, sunshine, woman, poured [?] things whirled like chain = shot - rocks, defiance, compulsion, houses, iron, locomotives, [?] the oak, the pine, the keen eye, the hairy breast, the Texan ranger, the Boston truckman, the [to] woman that arouses a man, the man that arouses a woman -These letters to Harry Hurt and Lewy are published in CALAMUS. (Boston 1897 pp 19 and 20) of the Introduction by Dr. Bucke. Harry is mentioned in letters to Pete Doyle and is evidently a bus driver. Several times Whitman mentions "Harry in No. 11". In letter Octiber 9, 1868, - "Tell Henry Hurt I received his letter of October 5th all right, and that it was welcome." That refers to the letter shown here. E.N. Jr. [*from mentions*]Oct 2. [*'68*] Dear [boy] friend Harry Hurt, I thought I would just drop you a line for yourself--but no doubt you [hear from] keep fully posted [me often] about me by my letters to Pete, as I [w] [supp] am willing you or any of my [dear] particular friends who wish to, should read them. (He knows who I would be willing should read them --I leave it to him)-- Harry, you would much enjoy going round N.Y. with me, if it were possible, & then how much I should like having you with me. This great city, with all its crowds & splendor, & Broadway fashion, & women, & amusements, & the river & bay, & shipping, [&] [the swarms of vehicles,] & [mag] the many magnificent new buildings, & [the long sl] Central Park & 5th Avenue, & the [strings][long] endless processions of private vehicles & the [most] finest teams I ever saw, for miles long of a fine afternoon--altogether they make up a show that I can richly spend a month in enjoying-- for a change from my Washington life. I sometimes think I am the particular man who enjoys the show of all these things in N.Y. more than any other mortal--as if it was all got up [especially] just for [my] me to observe & study. Harry I wish when you see Ben. Thompson, conductor, you would say [to him] I sent him my love, & have not forgot him. Let him read this letter. I send him a [N]newspaper, the N.Y. Clipper. I have marked the piece about the Five Points. I went down there myself just for fun, three nights ago, with a friend of mine, a policeman, & that account in the clipper is a very good 61 (reduced)Printer please set this up in the usual way usual type, & let me see a proof this evening or to-morrow morning "Going Somewhere." My science friend, my noblest woman-friend, (Now buried in an English grave--and this a memory: leaf for [loves] her dear sake.) Ended our talk--"The sum, concluding all we know, of old or modern learning intuitions deep. "Of all [the Histories,] Geologies, Histories--of all Astronomy-- of Evolution, Metaphysics all, "Is, that we all are [bounding] upward, onward speeding slowly, surely bettering, "Life, life an endless march an endless army, (no halt, but it is duly over.) "The world, the race the soul, in space and time the universes, "All wisely [onward] bound as is befitting them--all surely going somewhere." Walt Whitman328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey US America May 30 1886 My dear friend Yours of May 17, enclosing the fifth installment £ 29.18. 3 is just now safely received, making altogether-- September 1885 -- £ 22. 2. 6 October 20 " 37.12. November 28 " 31.19. January 25, 1886 33.16. May 17 " 29.18. 3 ___________ £ 155.9. 9 for which I indeed, indeed thank you, and all--We have beautiful sunshiny weather here, & I am sitting by my open window writing this-- --if Herbert Gilchrist prints the circular you spoke of, send it me--send me three or four copies. I send best respects & love to my British contributor-friends-- they have done me more good than they think for. Walt Whitman [*Richard W. Colles [Nov 9th 1886. 10 annual*] W. B. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £1 1 0 Miss Gerstenberg 2 2 0 Miss Amy levy 0 5 0 Oliver Elton, Oxford 1 1 0 Shadworth H. Hodgson 5 5 0 Henry James 5 0 0 Charles Pratt 1 1 0 Mrs. Pratt 0 5 0 A. Crompton 5 0 0 R. B. C. 5 0 0 L. A. J. 0 5 0 Miss Pease, [Annual] 1 0 0 J. Johnston, M.D. 1 0 0 Oscar Gridley 3 0 0 T. H. C. 1 1 0 G. H. M. 1 1 0 H. G. Dakyns 5 0 0 G. C. Macaulay 2 2 0 Ernest Myers 1 1 0 R. Louis Stevenson 1 1 0 R. Hannah 3 0 0 A. Sidgwick 1 0 0 An Englishwoman [Annual] 3 0 0 Helen Zimmern 0 5 0 Leonard M. Brown [Annual] 5 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. frank Darwin 1 0 0 Michael Sadler 1 1 0 L. G. Fry 2 2 0 Mrs. Cowden Clarke 0 8 4 Miss Novello 0 8 4 H. J. Falk 1 1 0 John Fraser 1 1 0 Some Members of the Manchester Literary Club 3 3 0 J. Fitzgerald Molloy 1 0 0 J. R. Williamson 0 10 6 G. M. G. 2 0 0 L. W. 0 5 0 J. G. Dow 0 8 6 The Honble. Roden Noel 0 10 0 Aldrich 1 0 0 Havelock and Louie Ellis 0 5 0 G. R. Benson and others in Oxford University 4 0 0 £74 19 8 £74 19 8 R. G. Fulton 5 0 0 T. G. Leathes 1 0 0 New College, Oxford:—Collected by A. H. Hawkins 0 10 0 P. M. Wallace 0 5 0 D. S. MacColl 0 5 0 G. Whale 1 1 0 R. R. Meade-King 5 0 0 Mrs. Reinagle 3 0 0 R. G. Fulton and others in Oxford University 6 0 0 Miss Emma Phipson 2 0 0 Miss Violet Paget 1 0 0 A Friend 5 0 0 Mrs. Fleming Jenkin 2 2 0 Clement Templeton 1 1 0 John Addington Symonds 5 0 0 J. S. Mann 1 1 0 Miss E. M. Abdy-Williams 2 0 0 A Friend 5 0 0 George Saintsbury 2 2 0 Mr. and Mrs. William Herford 2 2 0 Charles Aldrich 1 0 0 A. Bolles Lee 0 8 6 Mrs. Gilchrist 2 2 0 W. M. Rossetti 2 0 0 Mrs. Rossetti 2 0 0 John Wallace 1 1 0 G. R. Rogerson 1 1 0 Miss Hamilton 1 0 0 G. T. Glover 5 0 0 Professor Dowden [annual] 2 2 0 Charles Rowley, Jun. 2 2 0 W. A. Turner 2 2 0 Henry Boddington, Jun. 1 0 0 C. Sheldon 1 1 0 Mrs. Riley 1 1 0 E. R. Pease 2 2 0 Rev. Lewis Campbell 3 0 0 W. H. Coffin 1 1 0 Henry Holmes 2 2 0 John Todhunter, M. D. 2 0 0 £159 6 2 FINIS. [*[Printed by John Fraser of Liverpool] H. H. S. Hon: See:*]328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey U S America May 30 1886 My dear friend Yours of May 17, enclosing the fifth instalment £29 .18 . 3 is just now safely received, making altogether - September 1885 - £ 22 . 2 . 6 October 20 " 37 . 12 . November 28 " 31 . 19 . January 25, 1886 33 . 16 . May 17 " 29 . 18 . 3 ________________ £ 155 . 9 . 9 for which I indeed, indeed thank you, and all - We have beautiful sunshiny weather here & I am sitting by my open window writing this - - If Herbert Gilchrist prints the circular you spoke of, send it me - send me three or four copies. I send best respects & love to my British contributor - friends - They have done me more good than they think for. Walt WhitmanW. B. £ 1 1 0 Miss Gerstenberg 2 2 0 Miss Amy Levy 0 5 0 Oliver Elton, Oxford 1 1 0 Shadworth H. Hodgson 5 5 0 Henry James 5 0 0 Charles Pratt 1 1 0 Mrs. Pratt 0 5 0 A. Crompton 5 0 0 R. B. C. 5 0 0 L. A. J. 0 5 0 Miss Pease, [Annual] 1 0 0 J. Johnston, M.D. 1 0 0 Oscar Gridley 3 0 0 T. H. C. 1 1 0 G. H. M. 1 1 0 H. G. Dakyns 5 0 0 G. C. Macaulay 2 2 0 Ernest Myers 1 1 0 R. Louis Stevenson 1 1 0 R. Hannah 3 0 0 A. Sidgwick 1 0 0 An Englishwoman [Annual] 3 0 0 Helen Zimmern 0 5 0 Leonard M. Brown [Annual] 5 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Darwin 1 0 0 Michael Sadler 1 1 0 L. G. Fry 2 2 0 Mrs. Cowden Clarke 0 8 4 Miss Novello 0 8 4 H. J. Falk 1 1 0 John Fraser 1 1 0 Some Members of the Manchester Literary Club 3 3 0 J. Fitzgerald Molloy 1 0 0 J. R. Williamson 0 10 6 G. M. G. 2 0 0 L. W. 0 5 0 J. G. Dow 0 8 6 The Honble. Roden Noel 0 10 0 Aldrich 1 0 0 Havelock and Louie Ellis 0 5 0 G. R. Benson and others in Oxford University 4 0 0 _________ L 74 19 8 L 74 19 8 R. G. Fulton 5 0 0 T. G. Leathes 1 0 0 New College, Oxford:—Collected by A. H. Hawkins 0 10 0 P. M. Wallace 0 5 0 D. S. MacColl 0 5 0 G. Whale 1 1 0 R. R. Meade-King 5 0 0 Mrs. Reinagle 3 0 0 R. G. Fulton and others in Oxford University 6 0 0 Miss Emma Phipson 2 0 0 Miss Violet Paget 1 0 0 A Friend 5 0 0 Mrs. Fleming Jenkin 2 2 0 Clement Templeton 1 1 0 John Addington Symonds 5 0 0 J. S. Mann 1 1 0 Miss E. M. Abdy-Williams 2 0 0 A Friend 5 0 0 George Saintsbury 2 2 0 Mr. and Mrs. William Herford 2 2 0 Charles Aldrich 1 0 0 A. Bolles Lee 0 8 6 Mrs. Gilchrist 2 2 0 W. M. Rossetti 2 0 0 Mrs. Rossetti 2 0 0 John Wallace 1 1 0 G. R. Rogerson 1 1 0 Miss Hamilton 1 0 0 G. T. Glover 5 0 0 Professor Dowden 2 2 0 Charles Rowley, Jun. 2 2 0 W. A. Turner 2 2 0 Henry Boddington, Jun. 1 0 0 C. Sheldon 1 1 0 Mrs. Riley 1 1 0 E. R. Pease 2 2 0 Rev. Lewis Campbell 3 0 0 W. H. Coffin 1 1 0 Henry Holmes 2 2 0 John Todhunter, M.D. 2 0 0 ______________ £ 159 6 2 FINIS.English facsimile of my letter acknowledging free will offering May 1886