Walt Whitman to Karl Knortz, 21 June 1883

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Title: Walt Whitman to Karl Knortz, 21 June 1883
Date: June 21, 1883
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.03187
Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.

Notes for this letter were created by Whitman Archive staff and/or were derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller, 6 vols. (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), and supplemented or updated by Whitman Archive staff.
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Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Karl Knortz, 21 June 1883." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 15 December 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc.03187.002_large.jpg 431 Stevens Street
Camden New Jersey1 June 21 '83

Thanks for the portrait, engraving. It is welcome. A copy of Dr B's book, in paper, goes to you same mail with this.

Walt Whitman

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1. This letter is addressed: Dr Karl Knortz | Cor: Morris Avenue | & 155th Street | New York City. It is postmarked: Camden | Jun | 21 | 12 M | N.J.; R | 6-22-83 | 6-1 A | N.Y. [back]