To Charles L. Webster
3 October 1884 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, in pencil: NPV, UCCL 03003)
3 October 1884 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, in pencil: NPV, UCCL 03003)
Oct 3.
Dear Charley—
Instruct your clerks to use the telegraph less fr◊l freelyⒶemendation. There was no occasion to telegraph me about that play yesterday. There are various minor economies which could be introduced into your office with advantage, possibly—& even probably—but this one is certain, Charley. I know the motive was good, & that it was supposed I was in a hurry—but f it is not twice in 5 years that a W. U. telegram beats a letter between N. Y. & Hartford.
Ys T[r]uly
S L Clemens
Emendations and Textual Notes
References
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
- 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
- Webster, Samuel Charles. Mark Twain, Business Man. Edited by Samuel Charles Webster. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1946
MS, in pencil, Jean Webster McKinney Family Papers, Special Collections, NPV.
MTBus, 278.
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