28 October 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (“An Open Letter to Mark Twain,” New York Independent 35, 4 January 1883, 6: CU-MARK, UCCL 02076)
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You spoke rather as if you should give up the ideaⒶemendation of magazining the Bishop’s mind-telegraphing experiences since I had pre-empted the field; but I beg you to reconsider that impulse &Ⓐemendation banish it. This isn’t a matter of literature; it is a matter of science, &Ⓐemendation anybody who can contribute toward the sum of human knowledge concerning it, it is morally encumbent upon the same to do so. I think &Ⓐemendation believe that an interest can be stirred up upon this unquestionably fascinating subject that will bring out people all around, with their reminiscence baskets; &Ⓐemendation, as a result, we should have a mass of most curious, yes, &Ⓐemendation profitable reading.
Now, won’t you write that article &Ⓐemendation publish it? I do hope you will.
P. S.ⒶemendationPlentyⒶemendation bad grammar; but somehow I never could seem to write good grammar with this pen.
References
- University of California, Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, Berkeley
- 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
Katherine K. Walker, “An Open Letter to Mark Twain,” New York Independent 35 (4 January 1883): 6.