To Orion Clemens
5 March 1880 • Hartford, Conn.
(MS: NPV, UCCL 01766)

Mch 5.

Dear Bro—

All right—send the MS.

Will think over returning “1601,” but don’t wholly like the idea. We’ll see. Shall add to, & finish the article, before long.

Yes, the patent supersedes engraving. No circulars issued. No [rights] will be sold for a year, yet. If the thing is then a success, we will sell some rights; if isn’t a success, rights couldn’t be given away.

Yr Bro

Sam

Have added 114 pages to Prince & Pauper. I thought that might almost complete it, but it doesn’t bring it to the middle, I judge.

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Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

MS, Jean Webster McKinney Papers, Special Collections, NPV.

Previous publication: MTBus, 145.

Provenance:See McKinney Family Papers in Description of Provenance.

Emendations and textual notes:

rights • rights rights [rewritten for clarity]