Office of The Illustrated American to Walt Whitman, 23 November 1891

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Title: Office of The Illustrated American to Walt Whitman, 23 November 1891
Date: November 23, 1891
Creator(s): Office of The Illustrated American
Whitman Archive ID: loc.02344
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.
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loc.02344.001_large.jpg To Mr.Whitman Dear Sir:—

The current number of the Weekly ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN contains an article1 of interest to you.

Yours Truly, THE ILLUSTRATED AMERICAN PUB. CO. (T.) New York,2 Nov. 23" 1891.

loc.02344.002_large.jpg see notes Nov 24 1891

Correspondent:
The Illustrated American publication was a weekly photographic news magazine published at the Bible House in New York. The editor, writer, and politician Maurice Meyer Minton (1859–1926) founded The Illustrated American in 1890 and was editor and owner until 1894; Whitman appeared on the cover of the magazine in the April 19, 1890, issue.

Notes

1. In With Walt Whitman in Camden, Horace Traubel notes that he looked at that week's issue of The Illustrated American to see the piece to which this correspondent directed Whitman's attention. He reported to Whitman, "Nothing there but a paragraph." To which Whitman responded, "I would not get the paper for that. It is hardly worth while. I suppose it contained nothing? [. . .] I am not at all curious. My days will get me over the bridge if I never see it!" (Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Wednesday, November 25, 1891). [back]
2. This postal card is addressed: Mr Walter Whitman | Camden | N.J. It is postmarked: NEW YORK | NOV 23 | 530PM; CAMDEN, N.J. | NOV24 | 6 AM | 91 | REC'D. [back]