Harned, Thomas Biggs, 1851-1921

Lawyer.

From the description of Thomas Biggs Harned collection of the papers of Walt Whitman, 1842-1937 (bulk 1855-1892). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015543

Close friend and literary executor of Walt Whitman.

From the description of T. B. Harned letter to Mr. Clements [manuscript], 1920 Aug 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420344330

Biographical Note

Whitman, Walt

• 1819, May 31: Born, West Hills, Long Island, N.Y.
• 1830 - 1846 : Various jobs as office boy, printer's devil, schoolteacher, typesetter, and journalist
• 1839 - 1840 : Writer and typesetter, Long Island Democrat
• 1841 - 1848 : Associated with over ten newspapers and magazines, including the Aurora (New York) and the Evening Tattler (New York)
• 1846 - 1848 : Editor, Brooklyn Eagle
• 1848: Writer, New Orleans Crescent Editor, Brooklyn Freeman
• 1855: Published Leaves of Grass (Brooklyn, N.Y.: [Printed by Rome Brothers, Brooklyn, New York]. 95 pp.); enlarged and revised in succeeding editions of 1856, 1860-1861, 1867, 1871, 1876, 1881-1882, 1888-1889, and 1891-1892
• 1857 - 1859 : Editor, Brooklyn Times
• 1862 - 1864 : Hospital nurse, Washington, D.C.
• 1865: Published Drum Taps (New York: [Printed by Peter Eckler, New York]. 72 pp.) Clerk, Interior Department
• 1865 - 1873 : Clerk, Office of the Attorney General, Justice Department
• 1871: Published Democratic Vistas (Washington, D.C.: [Printed by J. S. Redfield, New York]. 84 pp.) Published Passage to India (Washington, D.C.: [Printed by J. S. Redfield, New York]. 120 pp.) Published After All, Not to Create Only (Boston: Roberts Brothers. 24 pp.)
• 1872: Published As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free (Washington, D.C.: [Printed by S. W. Green, New York]. 14 pp.)
• 1873: Suffered paralytic stroke
• 1875 - 1876 : Published Memoranda during the War (Camden, N.J.: Author's edition. 68 pp.)
• 1876: Published Two Rivulets (Camden, N.J.: Author's edition. 32 pp.)
• 1882 - 1883 : Published Specimen Days and Collect (Philadelphia: David McKay. 376 pp.)
• 1888: Published November Boughs (Philadelphia: David McKay. 140 pp.)
• 1891: Published Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay. 66 pp.)
• 1892, Mar. 26: Died, Camden, N.J.

From the guide to the Thomas Biggs Harned collection of Walt Whitman papers, 1842-1937, (bulk 1855-1892), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)