4 October 1883 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: MH-H, UCCL 02847)
We the Clemenses do hereby unite in hearty congratulations, adding thereto our best wishes for Miss Anthony’s future happiness & prosperity.
What we meant to do was to send a card with regrets, in proper form & style, that we could not accept your kind invitation; but I haven’t been able to find a card—we are out. So, please let us waive style, & do the matter in this less formal way.
Peace be with thee & with thy household!
A. V. S. Anthony, Esq | Care J R Osgood & Co | 211 Tremont st | Boston, Mass. return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: hartford conn oct 5 83 11
References
- Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.
- 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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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, MH-H.
MicroPUL, reel 2.