To Any U.S. Representative or Other Friend of Mine
26 February 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (New Orleans Times Democrat, 2 May 1909, and sales catalog: American Art Association, 16 April 1925, lot 27, UCCL 01822)
26 February 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (New Orleans Times Democrat, 2 May 1909, and sales catalog: American Art Association, 16 April 1925, lot 27, UCCL 01822)
Feb. 26, 1881.Ⓐemendation
To any U. S. RepresentativeⒶemendation or other friend of mine to whom these PresentsⒶemendation
shall come—Greeting:
The bearer of this, Mr. Karl Gerhardt, is a personal &Ⓐemendation particular friend of mine, &Ⓐemendation I know he will do no discredit to your acquaintanceship. May I, therefore, beg the privilege of introducing him to you?
With great respect, I am truly yours,Ⓐemendation
S. L. Clemens, (Mark Twain.)Ⓐemendation
Emendations and Textual Notes
All variants between the source texts are reported here. The readings identified by the siglum ‘MTP’ are editorial emendations of the source readings made because none is deemed correct by itself.
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farmington . . . 1881. (MTP) ●
Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Feb. 26, 1881. (P1)
Hartford, Feb. 26, 1881. reported, not quoted
(P2)
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U. S. Representative (P2) ●
United States representative (P1)
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Presents (P2) ●
presents (P1)
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& (MTP) ●
and (P1)
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& (MTP) ●
and (P1)
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The . . . yours, (P1) ●
not in
(P2)
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Clemens, (Mark Twain.) (MTP) ●
CLEMENS, (Mark Twain.) (P1)
Clemens (“Mark Twain”). (P2)
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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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
The text is based on two printed sources, each of which derives independently from the MS.
MicroPUL , reel 2.
The MS was offered for sale in 1925 from the collection of William F. Gable.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.