To Charles E. Perkins
7 July 1877 • 1st of 2 • Elmira, N.Y.
(MS, correspondence card and annotated tax bill, in pencil:
CtHMTH and CU-MARK, UCCL 01448)
(SUPERSEDED)

Elmira, July 7

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Dr Sir—

I am astounded to learn that the Hartford property, all bought with Livy’s money, still stands in my name. I supposed I had deeded it to her long ago, but she & Mr. Crane say it ain’t so. Therefore please send me 〚 (to St. James Hotel, New York) the necessary documents to sign in order to deed the whole thing to [her,] complete: —to wit:—not forgetting the low ground b across the stream bought some time ago of Mr. Hall or through him, I forget which.

I shall go to New York Tuesday & remain at St. James some days. I send you check to pay taxes with—but don’t pay it to a collector who will steal it.

Yrs

S L C

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[note]Clemens’s Hartford property tax was based on an evaluation of $66,650. He sent this bill to Perkins—most likely with the present letter—and wrote the following misdated request on it:

Mr. Perkins, please pay this with enclosed check for $1,110.38.

S. L. Clemens

June 7, 1877

Description of Texts and Provenance

Copy-text:

MS, correspondence card, in pencil, CtHMTH; and enclosure, printed tax bill, with SLC note in pencil, CU-MARK.

Previous publication: MicroPUL, reel 1.

Provenance:See Perkins Collection in Description of Provenance.

Emendations and textual notes:

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