To
Francis E. Bliss
8 May 1880 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: Sotheby’s, New York, December 1993, UCCL 01801)
8 May 1880 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: Sotheby’s, New York, December 1993, UCCL 01801)
May 8.
Dear Frank—
Of course I never promised the man (Wood) abo a book for nothing. Why didn’t you write me about it? However, it’s no matter, as long as you haven’t sent the book. Don’t send it; & I wouldn’t answer any more of his letters, either.
The book to Watson is all right. Wood is apparently a bloody fool.
Yrs
S L C
letter docketed:
S L C | May 8. 80
References
- 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
- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters. Prepared by Anh Quynh Bui, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Robert H. Hirst, Lin Salamo, and Harriet Elinor Smith. 8 vols. Berkeley: The Bancroft Library. 2001
MS, collection of Robert Daley, seen at Sotheby’s, New York, while awaiting sale in December 1993.
Sotheby’s catalog, 10–11 December 1993, no. 6515, lot 214, partial publication; MicroPUL, reel 1.
Offered for sale by Sotheby’s in December 1993.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.