To
the Young Men’s Association of
Geneseo Academy,
per Telegraph Operator
21–22 February 1869 • (1st of 3) • Elmira, N. Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo N.Y.
Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69, UCCL 11696)
21–22 February 1869 • (1st of 3) • Elmira, N. Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo N.Y.
Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69, UCCL 11696)
and on Monday the cheering intelligence was received that he would positively lecture here on Monday evening next, March 1st.
References
- 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
- LaVigne, Gary W. “Mark Twain’s Visit to Geneseo.” Livingston (N.Y.) Republican, 7 September, 1, 6. Reprinted in Twainian 20 (November–December): 1–4. 1961
- SLC (Samuel Langhorne Clemens). Mark Twain’s Letters, Volume 3: 1869. Edited by Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, and Dahlia Armon. The Mark Twain Papers. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Also online at MTPO[bib32371]. 1992
Paraphrase, “Mark Twain’s Lecture,” Geneseo (N.Y.) Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69, 3, PH of newsprint in the History Research Office, County of Livingston, Geneseo, N.Y.
see source text; LaVigne, 6, paraphrase; L3 , 110.
The original telegram is not known to survive.
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