24 June 1884 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CtHMTH, UCCL 02994)
We watch the Courant closely for news of Dr. Taft; but as it has not said anything about him, we have taken this no-news for good news. Are we right? Drop me a line, please, & tell me how he is. We are of course anxious & full of solicitude, but we cannot add anything to the burdens of Mrs. Taft & Laura by asking them for news; so it occurs to me to beg you for a line.
And won’t you please give to the Taft household Mrs. Clemens’ & my love & earnest good wishes?
Charley Clark, Esq | “Courant” Office | Hartford ConnⒶemendation return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: elmira n.y.Ⓐemendation jun 26 1884 230pm
References
- Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Conn.
- 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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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, CtHMTH.
MicroPUL, reel 2.