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J. Armoy Knox to Walt Whitman, 1 December 1891

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  • Title: J. Armoy Knox to Walt Whitman, 1 December 1891
  • Date: December 1, 1891
  • Creator(s): J. Armoy Knox
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.08212
  • 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: Cristin Noonan Amanda J. Axley Paige Wilkinson Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Knox, J. Armoy. "J. Armoy Knox to Walt Whitman, 1 December 1891." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.08212.xml (TEI)
 loc_jm.00048.jpg OFFICE OF THE  
  UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION BUREAU,  
  WORLD BUILDING,  
  NEW YORK, 1 Dec 18911 Walt Whitman2 Greetings.

May many days be added to the days and years that you have been with us, and may they be days of pleasantness  loc_zs.00604.jpg  loc_zs.00596.jpg and peace.

J. Armoy Knox.  loc_zs.00595.jpg  loc_jm.00046.jpg  loc_jm.00047.jpg

Correspondent:
J. Armoy Knox (1851–1906) was the head of the Universal Knowledge and Information Bureau of New York, as well as an accomplished journalist. Knox was known for his work on the weekly humor magazine Texas Siftings.

Notes

  • 1. This letter is addressed: Walt Whitman Esq | Camden | N.J.—. It is postmarked: NEW YORK | DEC 1 | 230PM | 91; 1; CAMDEN, N.J. | DEC 2 | 6AM | 91 | REC'D. [back]
  • 2. Knox wrote this letter to Whitman on a printed flyer describing the work of the Universal Knowledge & Information Bureau, in New York. [back]
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