To G. Bradford Dudman
29 July 1881 • Branford, Conn. (MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11893)
29 July 1881 • Branford, Conn. (MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11893)
Hartford, Wednesday.
slcDear 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
Mr. G. Bradford Dudman | Yarmouth | Nova Scotia. return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: branford conn. jul 29 and new york transit jul 30 81 12 30am and yarmouthⒶemendation n. s. au 3 81
Emendations and Textual Notes
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
MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card, CU-MARK.
Linn’s Stamp News, 26 February 1996, MS facsimile.
The MS, discovered at a stamp show in Canada in 1995 by Mel Boone, was purchased at the Sotheby’s sale of 19 June 2003 from the collection of Nick Karanovich.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.