To Charles L. Webster
8 June 1883 • Hartford, Conn.
(MS, in pencil: NPV, UCCL 01943)

Hartford, June 8/83.

Dear Charley—

Go to the D L & W RR office in New York ‸(26 Exchange Place, I think),‸ (Delaware, Lackawanna & Hudson RR I mean), & see if they will rent me a special sleeping car to Elmira, on daylight train about next [Thursday ‸Friday‸] the 14th. ‸15th.‸ Telegraph me their answer, & let me know the hour the train leaves. I think it leaves at 1 p.m, but am not sure.

We go Thursday from here, & Friday from New York unless death or desperate illness interfere.

Ys truly

S L Clemens

Have formerly got the car from Mr. A. Reasoner—wrote him a day or two ago, but have received no answer, yet. Go directly to the President of the road, & he will tell you how to proceed. Hurry!

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Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

MS, in pencil, Jean Webster McKinney Family Papers, Special Collections, NPV.

Previous publication:

MTBus, 214.

Provenance:

see McKinney Family Papers in Description of Provenance.

Emendations and textual notes:

Thursday‸Friday‸ • Thurs-‸Fri-‸| day [underscore added to ‘day’ when ‘Fri-’ inserted]