Oct 15./81.
My Dear Bro—
My entire day has gone to the devil with answering letters—so it seemed a happy thought to imagine you to be the inventor of letter-writing & letter-answering, & soothe my soul by abusing you for it. But I see that the idea was absurd, for that would add to the day’s burden another [letter. So] no more of that; but send us another sack of those big hickory nuts, like those that came a year or so ago.— Everybody well, here,—especially Jean—& all send love.
Sam.
Orion Clemens, Esq | Keokuk | Iowa [return address:] return to s. l. clemens, hartford, [conn.], if not delivered within 10 days. [postmarked:] hartford conn. oct 15 6pm [and] [keokuk] ioa. [oct 19] 6am
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Previous publication:
MicroML, reel 4.
Provenance:
See Mark Twain Papers in Description of Provenance
Emendations and textual notes:
letter. So • ~.— | ~
conn. • con[n◊] [badly inked]
keokuk • [keo]kuk [badly inked]
oct 19 • [◊◊◊ ◊]9 [badly inked]
