To Henry Lee
25 October 1872 • London, England
(MS:ViU, UCCL 00824)

Friday

Dear Lee—

Can’t. I am in the family way with 3 weeks undigested dinners in my system, & [ j ] shall just roost here & diet & purge till I am delivered. Shall I name it after you?

Yr friend

Samℓ. L. Clemens.

Dam John Camden Hotten.1

post card

the address only to be written on this side.

to

Henry Lee, Esq

43 Holland street

Blackfriars Road

London, S.E.

3 oc25

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1 See 20 Sept 72 to the editor of the London Spectator.

Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

MS, Clifton Waller Barrett Library, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (ViU). The letter was written on a halfpenny postcard identical to the one described in the commentary for 4 Oct 72 to Lee.

Previous publication: L5, 198.

Provenance:The MS was at one time in the autograph collection of Dr. Max Thorek of Chicago. It was later acquired by Clifton Waller Barrett, who deposited it at ViU on 15 May 1962.

Emendations and textual notes:

j • [partly formed]

3 oc25 • [] 3 oc2[5] [badly inked]