To Charles L. Webster
23 September 1882 • Elmira, N.Y. (MTBus, p. 200, UCCL 02280)
23 September 1882 • Elmira, N.Y. (MTBus, p. 200, UCCL 02280)
Sept. 23/82
Dear CharleyⒶemendation—
Is not using my name in that way a kind of forgery, or obtaining money under false pretenses? And can it not be punished? If yes, go ahead. Ⓐemendation
Ys trulyⒶemendation
S. L. ClemensⒶemendation
Your Censor letter was very good indeed, as both your aunt Livy & I think. Osgood is back.
How much could I punish them? To what extent? Jail?—or several thousand dollars damages? Ask Mr. Whitford. Meantime I have a suit pending in Chicago which may cover the case of these Ogilvie bastards.
Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ Dear Charley ● Dear Charley
Ⓐ Ys truly ● Yr truly
Ⓐ S. L. Clemens ● S. L. Clemens
References
- Webster, Samuel Charles. Mark Twain, Business Man. Edited by Samuel Charles Webster. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1946
- 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
MTBus, 200.