If you’ve got that letter, yet, wherein I told you about the sable hero John Lewis & his miraculous feat the time Ida Langdon’s horses ran away, here’s an addition for it, being an autograph letter from Lewis.
Yrs
Mark.
Elmira, N.Y
April 11th./80
Mr Samual L Clemens, honerd Sir i receved a coppy of your splended work ef tramp Abroad whitch i suppose to be a gift from your ever bountyful hand
for witch i am at a loss for words to exprss my gratefulness
but i will say that i except it as a grate treasure from noble ge‸ne‸rous heart and benevolent hand
for wich pleas to except my most humble an [sin cire ceier] thanks ‸for‸ it ‸and‸ the past unmerited presants you have kindly gave me
pleas except
my best wishes for your worthy self and family hopeing that you are all well and enjoying the fullest blesings life can a ford
most respectfully yours,
John. T. Lewis
we are all quite wl well
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Previous publication:
MTHL, 1:299.
Provenance:See Howells Letters in
Description of Provenance.
Emendations and textual notes:
sin cire ceier • sin | cire ceier
