Branford, Conn., July 24.
Dear Mr. Norton—
Yes indeed, I will come, with pleasure, though I don’t mind telling you that Ashfield’s [commercial] shrewdness doesn’t seem to me to be quite up to the H New England mark. The free scholarships should have been conferred upon Warner’s descendants. The credit would have been the same, & the expense nominal; whereas, as the thing stands now, she has done a pretty risky thing.
From August 7th till Sept. 15th, our tribe will be in Elmira, N. Y.; & as far as I can see there will be no choice in dates, as in my case. Any date you choose between now & the 10th September will suit me.
I shall [be] mighty glad to be the guest of yourself & Mr. Curtis.
Truly Yours
S. L. Clemens
Prof. C. E. Norton | Ashfield | Mass. [return address:] return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. [postmarked:] [new haven conn.] [remainder of postmark illegible]
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Previous publication:
MicroML, reel 4.
Provenance:
See Tufts Collection in Description of Provenance.
Emendations and textual notes:
commercial • com commercial [corrected miswriting]
new haven conn. • [◊◊w have◊ ◊◊◊◊◊] [badly inked]
