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Relationships of Leland, Charles

To explore the relationships between the various bohemian writers and artists who frequented Pfaff's bar, select a person or group, and then select a relationship type. This section of the site is currently under construction; new content is being added on a regular basis.

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acquaintances

Ward, Artemus (1834-1867)

Leland, Charles Godfrey. Memoirs. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1893. [pages:235-6]

Leland acknowledges that he initially helped Ward develop story ideas and also edited a few of his articles (235-36).

Parry, Albert. Garrets and Pretenders: A History of Bohemianism in America. New York: Covici, Friede, 1933. [pages:152]

There was a mention of a rumor that Leland had been a frequenter of Pfaff's and that it was he who introduced Artemus Ward to the Bohemians.

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

Stovall, Floyd. The Foreground of Leaves of Grass. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1974. [pages:223]

Leland might have met Whitman in the 1850s at Pfaff's.

friends

Du Solle, John Stephenson (1810-1876)

Leland, Charles Godfrey. Memoirs. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1893. [pages:100-101]

Leland recalls spending time as a youth with Du Solle while both were living in Congress Hall, a hotel in Philadelphia.

O'Brien, Fitz-James (1826-1862)

O'Brien, Fitz-James. "A Paper of All Sorts." Harper's New Monthly Magazine. 01 Mar. 1858: 507-515. [pages:514]

O'Brien describes Leland as "fantastic, and frequently inimitable."

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892)

Allen, Gay Wilson. The Solitary Singer: A Critical Biography of Walt Whitman. New York: MacMillan, 1955. [pages:506, 507-508]

Leland befriended Whitman in the 1870's (506). Whitman admired Leland for his "easy association with 'Bohemians and bummers'" (507-508).