To Edwin W. Montgomery
per
Franklin G. Whitmore
7 January 1882–1890 • Hartford, Conn. (Correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11643)
per
Franklin G. Whitmore
7 January 1882–1890 • Hartford, Conn. (Correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11643)
Hartford, Wednesday.
Dear Sir:
In reply I am obliged to say that I have quitted the platform permanently. With thanks for the compliment of your invitation, I am
Truly Yours
Mark Twain.
in the hand of Franklin G. Whitmore: Mr E. W. Montgomery | Detroit | Mich | Lock Box | —167.— return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: jan 7 ◊◊ 1 pm remainder of postmark illegible
References
- University of California, Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, Berkeley
- 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- Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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
Correspondence card, CU-MARK. Clemens used these photoengraved cards to decline lecture invitations. There are two known states of these cards; the current card is state B. CU-MARK has a photofacsimile of the card and the envelope, but its current location is unknown.
MicroPUL, reel 2.