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14 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y.
(Merwin-Clayton, lot 127, UCCL 00386)
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[Aug. 14, 1869]

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I feel compelled to beg off & withdraw from the lecture field entirely for this season, certain unforeseen events having conspired to change all my plans. To wit: [ I] have just purchased one-third of the Buffalo Express [& ] gone pretty largely in debt to accomplish it. ... Moreover, the party of the second part & myself have decided to be married about the close of December, & I am informed by parties of large experience that one requires two months to get ready to marry & three more to get used to it. This just about covers the entire lecture season & rules me [out1 ]

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1 Clemens repeated his withdrawal request in a second, now missing, letter to Redpath (see 21 Aug 69 to Crane and 21 Aug 69 to OLL).



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Merwin-Clayton, lot 127.

glyphglyphPrevious publication:glyph L3, 297–298; none known other than the copy-text.

glyphglyphProvenance:glyphThe present location of the MS (sold at auction in 1906 by the Merwin-Clayton Sales Company) is not known.

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Aug. 14, 1869 • [reported, not quoted]

[no ] I • [] “I

& • and [also at 297.5, 7, 8; 298.1, 2]

out • out,” etc.