To Edward S. Martin
16 December 1882 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, typewritten, from dictation: MH-H, UCCL 10842)
16 December 1882 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, typewritten, from dictation: MH-H, UCCL 10842)
hartford, dec. 16th. 1882.
dear sir,
i sometimes write a miscellaneous article, but it is very seldom. when i do write one, i send it to my publisher, j. r. osgood, boston, who disposes of it as he pleases, and thus take[s] the business end of the thing off of my hands. as i have entered into a solemn engagement with him to this effect, and riveted the same with oaths and execrations, i am obliged to refer you to him.
very truly yours,
s. l. clemens.
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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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, typewritten, from dictation, MH-H (shelf mark bMS Am 1863 [108]).
MicroPUL, reel 2.