To Henry Lee
1 or 2 June 1873 • London, England
(MS: ViU, UCCL 00922)

Edwards’ Hotel
George street, Hanover Square.1

My Dear Lee:

Long life to you & yours!

Samℓ. L. Clemens
& family.

post card

the address only to be written on this [ side. ]

to

Henry Lee Esq

43 Holland street

Blackfriars Road

S. E.

Explanatory Notes | Textual Commentary

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1 The postmark (ju 2 73) provides the sole evidence for the date of this postcard, which Clemens evidently sent just to apprise Lee of his return to London.

Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

MS, Clifton Waller Barrett Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (ViU). The letter was written on a halfpenny postcard identical to the one described in the commentary for 4 Oct 72 to Lee.

Previous publication: L5, 374; Parke-Bernet 1959, lot 62.

Provenance:deposited at ViU by Clifton Waller Barrett on 15 May 1962.

Emendations and textual notes:

side. • side[] [obscured by postmark]