To James K. Medbery
20 November 1869 • Boston, Mass.
(MS facsimile: MacKaye, 1:plate 21, UCCL 00375)

Boston, Nov. 20.

Friend Medbery—

You must excuse this delay, but I couldn’t get time to answer sooner.

No, I can’t write the Christmas book at any price, because I shall be traveling every day & lecturing every night till that time & beyond. Much obliged to you, though.1

Shall be in New York, Nov. 30, & talk in Brooklyn Dec. 1 & Dec. 4. Can’t you call on a fellow?

Faithfully yrs

Mark Twain.

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1 Medbery had solicited the holiday book for the “Authors’ Department” of his American Literary Bureau (see 21 Sept 69 to Crane, n. 2).

Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

MS facsimile, MacKaye, 1:plate 21.

Previous publication: L3, 400; none known other than the copy-text.

Provenance:The present location of the MS is not known.