To William A. Seaver
29 December 1880 • Hartford, Conn.
(Transcript: CU-MARK, UCCL 01885)

Hartford—Dec 29, 1880

Yes, old Man, there’s a Club here & Maj. Gen. Wm B. Franklin, Gov. Hubbard, General Hawley, [&] all the other respectable people in the town belong to it except Charley Warner & me. There—now I am bailed out dry of information concerning the Hartford Club & the parties that do belong thereto. Yet I know the man for your purpose & the same is Charley Clark of the “Courant” Staff, who wieldeth a bright [&] [graceful] pen, & knoweth all things concerning that Club—& all things else that be of the City of Hartford & pertain there to. Sling him a note & God be with you. Amen—& a Happy Xmas to you.

Yours ever

[S L] Clemens

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Source text(s):

Transcript, CU-MARK.

Previous publication: MicroPUL, reel 1.

Provenance:The MS was owned in 1948 by Edmund S. Graf, who sent a transcript to Dixon Wecter on 21 February 1948 (CU-MARK).

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& • & and

& • and &

graceful • grac- | ful

S L • Sl