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Hartford, Feb. 19.
Dear Sir:
The ‸expression of the‸ reverence & admiration which I feel for our great poet could not be compressed into the narrow limits of a toast or a “sentiment;” so I will not make the attempt.
Ys Truly
Mark Twain



MS, collection of Todd M. Axelrod.
Previous publication:
Paul C. Richards Autographs catalog, 1977, no. 75, lot 72; George S. MacManus catalog, [1978?], no. 241, lot 41; MicroPUL, reel 2.
Provenance:
Before Axelrod acquired the MS, it was offered for sale successively by Paul C. Richards, George S. MacManus, and, in 1978, Maurice Neville.