would be a great comfort to me in my unforeseen ‸unlooked-for‸ disappointment if you would sit down & ‸at least‸ let me put it through a dress parade before you!
[on verso of letter as folded:]Write Detroit
charles e. perkins, attorney and counsellor at law,
14 state street
hartford, conn., Dec 9 1880

Dr M
I enclose you a statement of your investments through me as you desire—& at the bottom, the Novr a/c of receipts &c—
C The investments through Bissell are marked thus the
others are through Burnham— Mr Bissell tells me he has a very choice
7 prc loan of $5000—if you
wish to make an investment— If you do will you inform me—
Yours truly
C. E. Perkins



Previous publication:
MicroPUL, reel 1.
Provenance:
See Mark Twain Papers in Description of Provenance.