To John Brown
5 December 1876 • Hartford, Conn.
(MS, correspondence card: StEdNL, UCCL 02465)

Hartford, [N] Dec. 5/76

slcMy Dear Friend the Doctor:

I want to recommend that you let a very especial friend of ours (Mr. [Dean] Sage), give himself the honor, & the two of you the pleasure, of calling upon you. If you are well I know you’ll do it; & if your are out of town or not well enough to receive folks, I know Jock will make it known to the Sages.1

Mrs. Clemens & I & “Megalopis” [sieze] 2 this opportunity to send you our Christmas greetings & a year’s accumulation of love.

As Ever Yours

S. L. Clemens

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1

Edinburgh evidently was included in the itinerary for Dean and Sarah Sage’s upcoming trip (26 Nov 1876 to Howells, n. 2). Jock was Brown’s son.

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2

Susy Clemens (22 June 1876 to Brown, n. 1).

Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

MS, correspondence card, Accession 6289/23, StEdNL.

Previous publication:

MicroPUL, reel 1.

Provenance:

Purchased in 1974.

Emendations and textual notes:

N • [partly formed]

Dean • Dean Dean [corrected miswriting]

sieze • [sic]