librarian of congress.

copyright office

united states of america

library of congress,

washington, Apl. 15, 187 6.

permit me to remind you that, under the copyright law, two copies of each publication entered are required to be sent to this office within ten days after publication, to perfect the copyright. one of these copies is in lieu of the one formerly required to be deposited with the copyright records in the office of the district court of the united states; the other is for this library.

the record of copyright of the publication named herein stands incomplete, not showing the deposit of two copies as required by law.

please forward the same, prepaid, in accordance with the statute of copyright.

very respectfully,

A R Spofford

librarian of congress.

to

Samuel L. Clemens

Hartford, Conn

Mark Twain’s Sketches

(New & Old)

Entd. July 21, 1875

Please send these 2 copies at once, Bliss.1

Ys

S. L. Clemens