To
Arthur E. Bancroft
30 October 1873 • SS Batavia en route from
Liverpool, England, to New York, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 12773)
30 October 1873 • SS Batavia en route from
Liverpool, England, to New York, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 12773)
cunard steam ship batavia
At Sea, Oct. 30.
Dear Sir:
I beg you will pardon this daelay in acknowledging your courtesy—I was so hurried that I had to stop answering letters of all kinds. I thank you very much indeed, & when I return to England neext month I may possibly come to Cambridge, in the course of events—in which case I would be glad to enjoy the hospitality you have so kindly tendered.
Ys Truly
Samℓ. L. Clemens
Mark Twain.
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, CU-MARK.
Newly published on MTPO, 2010.
The MS was purchased by Kimo Campbell from John Wilson of Cheltenham, England, in February 2001 and immediately donated to the Mark Twain Papers.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.