1–19? July 1883 • 2nd of 2 (MS facsimile: MacDonnell, UCCL 13226)
Clearly the type-writing is far superior to manuscript, for printers’ use. If you can get hold of the new machine, which has both capital & small letters, it will be still better, though this change is not essential. The work is beautifully done.
Paging at the top is sufficient. Pay no attention to my paging.
I See next page for some suggestions.
1. Precede no punctuation-mark with a space. Jam it up close—so: B, B; B: B. Not thus: B : B , B ; B .
2. Use the ordinary thin-space only—except at end of sentences. A comma set in the middle of a broad space between two words (AGAIN , HE) is infinitely confusing—particularly because the type-writers’ comma’s & periods are almost alike.
3. After a period, use as broad a space as this ▭Ⓐemendation (AGAIN. HE)
4. Don’t indent a run-over:
(“What did he mean?” he asked,
addressing me.)Ⓐemendation
I have corrected one copy. Will you take a pen & repeat my corrections in the duplicate for me?
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
MS facsimile, MacDonnell.
The MS was acquired by Kevin MacDonnell in 2010; it was formerly in the collection of Sue Monaghan, grandniece of Henry Maxon Clarke (1859–1917) and Ella May Leavitt Clarke (1865–1945).
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.