1 May 1883 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: NN-BGC, UCCL 02570)
The dainty marvel wrought by your exquisite needle has come safely to hand, & you may be sure I shall always keep it & most hightly prize it. I shall not degrade this handkerchief to common uses; I shall take it out only on occasions that be worthy of it; it shall be kept sacred to tears of sorrow shed for lost friends, & tears of joy shed for the destruction of enemies. And for one other occasion—to wave you a welcome when you come to America!
Miss Jenny Sharples.
Miss Jenny Sharples, | Moorfield | Sharples | Nr. Bolton | Lancashire | England. return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: hartford conn. may 1 83 6 pm and: bolton d my 14 83
References
- New York Public Library, Albert A. and Henry W. Berg Collection, New York
- 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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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, NN-BGC.
MicroPUL, reel 2.