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Calvin B. Knerr to Walt Whitman, 12 May 1891

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  • Title: Calvin B. Knerr to Walt Whitman, 12 May 1891
  • Date: May 12, 1891
  • Creator(s): Calvin B. Knerr
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.02595
  • 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.
  • Contributors to digital file: Blake Bronson-Bartlett Cristin Noonan Breanna Himschoot Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Knerr, Calvin B.. "Calvin B. Knerr to Walt Whitman, 12 May 1891." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.02595.xml (TEI)
 loc.02595.001.jpg Calvin B. Knerr, M.D., N.E. Corner Spruce and Twelfth Streets. Philadelphia,1 May 12 1891 Dear Walt Whitman,

I hand you my check for the precious book into which you have put so much of your dear self and consider myself forever your debtor.

You kindly asked me to come again, which I will be glad to do on condition that you will not find me tiresome.

You trusted me and I thank and love you for it.

Cordially Yours Calvin B. Knerr.  loc.02595.002.jpg

Correspondent:
Calvin Brobst Knerr (1847–1940) was a Philadelphia-based homeopathic doctor. He was the former pupil and son-in-law of Dr. Constantine Hering (1800–1880), an advocate for and practitioner of homeopathic medicine. Whitman mentions the visit from Knerr to Horace Traubel. See With Walt Whitman in Camden, Tuesday, May 12, 1891.

Notes

  • 1. A line has been drawn through this letter in black ink. [back]
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