To Ainsworth R. Spofford
28 February 1884 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: DLC, UCCL 02924)
28 February 1884 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: DLC, UCCL 02924)
Hartford, Conn.,
Feb. 28/1884.
A. R. Spofford, Esq
Dear Sir: I desire to copyright, as author, a play entitled “The Prince & Pauper, a romance in 4 Acts,” a synopsis of which is herewith enclosed.
Very Truly Yours
S. L. Clemens
$1 enclosed.
References
- United States Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- 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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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, DLC.
MicroPUL, reel 2.