To
Olivia L. Clemens
15 July 1877 • New York, N.Y.
(MS, correspondence card, in pencil: CU-MARK, UCCL 01450)
Sunday P.M.
slcLivy darling, I took the Erie transfer coach at on ‸the‸
Jersey [City,]
‸side,‸ & liked it. It is big, roomy, clean. It came by ferry boat to 23d street, & deposited me at the hotel without delay—myself & trunk for 75 cents.
I go to Hartford in [MS page 2] the morning, but I loathe the trip. It is now about the middle of the afternoon; breakfasted in bed,
& have just got up. Baggage car took fire yesterday. The play was in danger. However, I could have re-written
it without great difficulty.1 Am expecting [fu] Fuller every moment, now.2 I love you, darling, & was so sorry you were “low”
when I left. Cheer up!
Saml.
Mrs. Saml. L. Clemens | Elmira | N. Y. [postmarked:] new-york e july 16 7am
