To Karl Gerhardt
27 February 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, inscription in a blank notebook: CtHMTH, UCCL 12674)
27 February 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, inscription in a blank notebook: CtHMTH, UCCL 12674)
This note-book is conveyed to friend Gerhardt by the hand of its inventor, the same being
S. L. Clemens
Hartford Feb. 27, 1881.
Mem.—When you have filled a page, tear off the projecting corner—then you can always find your place instantly. This economizesⒶemendation time & temper.
S. L. C.
Emendations and Textual Notes
References
- Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Conn.
- 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, CtHMTH.
Sotheby’s catalog, 19 June 2003, lot 44.
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.