To Charles Casey
2 March 1885 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: TxHuT, UCCL 08833)
2 March 1885 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: TxHuT, UCCL 08833)
Hartford Mch 2.
My Dear Mr. Casey—
That is a mighty good poem, & I am filled with compunctions of conscience for not piling obligations mountains high on the Club’s head by sending that cabinet picture long ago. I send it now, immediately & without reserve.
May you be happy—which is to say, May the “Club” be happy—& may you live long & continue steadfastly happy!
Signed (officially) by the President:
S. L. Clemens
Charles Casey, Esq | Rollerton Castle | Carlow | Ireland return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: new york mar 11 8 pm and carlowⒶemendation b mr 23 85
Emendations and Textual Notes
References
- Sam Houston State University, Newton Gresham Library
- 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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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, TxHuT.
MicroPUL, reel 2.
this letter was offered for sale at auction by Paul C. Richards of Brookline, Massachusetts, in March 1964. It was purchased by the brother of Mark Twain scholar Hamlin Hill in 1967.
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