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From Olivia L. Clemens to Ira F. Hart
10 January 1874 • Hartford, Conn.
(MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 01038)

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Dr. I. F. Hart
Sir

Mr Clemens is still absent from home, but he does not expect to deliver any lectures after his return— If he should be persuaded into doing so he will not take as long a trip as Elmira—1

Yours truly

Mrs S. L. Clemens

Jan 10th 1874

Explanatory Notes

Editorial Signs

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1 Hart, an Elmira physician, had invited Clemens to lecture in Elmira for the Young Men’s Christian Association. Olivia was answering at least some of her husband’s business correspondence, just as she had done while he was on tour in 1871 (L4, 496, 499–500 n. 1, 504, 505–6 n. 8; L5, 267 n. 2). In this case she was speaking for herself as well, since she was opposed to his lecturing in 1874 (1 Feb 74 to Redpath).

Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

MS, Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley (CU-MARK).

glyph Previous publication: L6, 19; Parke-Bernet 1944, lot 97, with omission.

glyph Provenance:It is not known when the Mark Twain Papers acquired the MS.