editorial office of the atlantic monthly. the riverside press, cambridge, mass.
April 24, 1876.
My dear Clemens:
I send you this letter as a matter of form. Our people leave the whole thing to you, and don’t presume to say what you will do with your property. They will return [any] answer you may make to Mr. Moore.
I hope you’re all well. We are, and send regards.
Yours ever
W. D. Howells.
