Elmira, Sept. 3, /81.
Well, my dear old Whitmo’—
I owe you money on that hotel bill, but we will let her rest, for the present, as I am in bed, exhausted by six days’ work done in three.
I musn’t be writing letters; but this [is] only a note. I wanted to say, I’m away out here in the woods, [far] from all sources of information, & I want to ask you what I had better do about the Omaha pf & Omaha common? Sell at the price I paid, or leave them alone a while longer? Of course I would prefer to sell each at an advance of about 4 points. This would average my d Denver very neatly, & make my 200 stand me in about 85.
Love to you both, Yrs
S L C.
[in ink:] F. G. Whitmore, [Esq] | Montowese House | Branford | Conn [return address:] [return to s. l. clemens,] hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. [postmarked:] elmira n.y. [remainder of postmark torn away] [and] new york transit sep 6 81 10 30am [and] branford conn. sep 6
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