To Olivia Lewis Langdon
11? November 1870 • Buffalo, N.Y.
(MS: CtHMTH, UCCL 08958)

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mother dear, & tell Charley ‸& tell Charley‸ we reiterate our desire to pay him a liberal salary & expenses for every time he will give us a visit; with proportionate increase of pay whenever he will bring any of the rest of the home household with him.1

Lovingly,

Samℓ.

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1 In the missing portion of this letter Clemens may have specifically invited Mrs. Langdon and his new sister-in-law, Ida Langdon, as replacements for Susan Crane, who returned to Elmira on 12 November. See 14 Nov 70 to Langdon.

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MS, Mark Twain House, Hartford (CtHMTH).

Previous publication: L4, 234.