8 September 1879 • Elmira, N.Y. (Transcript and MS: Hartford Courant, 11 September 1879,
and CtHMTH, UCCL 01685)
Out of the poverty left on hand by an interminable European trip, I very gladly put up the enclosed $25 in furtherance of the good cause which you represent. There is nothing nobler than for religion to support patriotism; &Ⓐemendation nothing wiser than for both to uphold &Ⓐemendation encourage domestic economy—therefore I subtract this sum from the pew rent.
enclosure:
c. j. langdon, president. j. d. f. slee, vice president. w. l. kingman, treasurer. w. d. kelly, secretary.
the mcintyre coal company presidents office
$25.~
Messrs. Geo. P. Bissell & Co
Bankers,
Hartford,
Please pay to the order of E. S. Cleveland, Esq., twenty-five Dollars, & charge to ac/ of
enclosure endorsed: Pay Rowland Swift | Treasurer | E S Cleveland | Chairman and in another hand: Rowland Swift | Trs
paid geo. p. bissell & co., hartford, ct.
References
- Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Conn.
- Machlis, Paul, ed. Union Catalog of Clemens Letters. Edited by Paul Machlis. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press. [In some cases, UCCL catalog numbers cited in this volume supersede those assigned in 1986 and reflect corrections or additions to the catalog since publication. An updated version of the catalog can be consulted via the Letters Search page at MTPO.] 1986
Transcript and MS, “A Characteristic Letter,” Hartford Courant, 11 September 1879, 2, and CtHMTH.
Boston Journal, 12 September 1879, unknown page; Martin 1975–76click to open link, 4, letter only with no enclosure.