Samuel L. Clemens to William S. Stokley, 24 June 1876 · Elmira, N.Y

Source: American Art Association catalog, ([])

Cue: "accepts an invitation from"

Source format: "Sales catalog"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

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To William S. Stokley
24 June 1876 • Elmira, N.Y. (Paraphase: American Art Association catalog,
16 April 1925, lot 28, UCCL 11919)

The third letter accepts an invitation from the Hon. W. S. Stokley to be present at Independence Hall July 1st, and is dated, Elmira, N. Y. June 24, no year.1explanatory note Signed, “Samuel L. Clemens.”Ⓐemendation

Textual Commentary

Source text(s):

American Art Association catalog, sale of 16 April 1925, lot 28.

Previous Publication:

MicroPUL, reel 1.

Provenance:

Collection of “the late William F. Gable,” offered for sale by the American Art Association in 1925.

More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

Explanatory Notes

This letter, one of a lot of three offered for sale, survivies only as reported in this brief paraphrase. Stokley, in the second of his three consecutive terms (1872–81) as Republican mayor of Philadelphia, was prominent in the city’s centennial celebrations, for which he was given temporary custody of the Declaration of Independence for display in Independence Hall (Mayors 2005; “Celebrations in Philadelphia,” New York Times, 2 July 1876, 2; Declaration of Independence [Travels] 2005; Declaration of Independence [History] 2005).

Emendations and Textual Notes

Ⓐ Signed, “Samuel L. Clemens.” ● Three Autograph Letters Signed, ‘Samuel L. Clemens,’ ‘S. L. Clemens,’ and ‘Mark.’ the other two letters in the lot are signed ‘S. L. Clemens’ (10 Oct 1881 to Ticknor) and ‘Mark’ (20 July 1871 to Fall, L4, 437), so the resent letter must have been signed ‘Samuel L. Clemens.’

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
Microfilm Edition of Mark Twain’s Previously Unpublished Letters.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
City of Philadelphia. “Mayors of the City of Philadelphia, 1691–2000.” 2005
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. “Travels of the Declaration of Independence.” 2005
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. “The Declaration of Independence: A History.” 2005
SLC (Samuel Langhorne Clemens). Mark Twain’s Letters, Volume 4: 1870–1871. Edited by Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, and Lin Salamo. The Mark Twain Papers. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Also online at MTPO[bib32371]. 1995

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