To George Washington Cable
11 November 1882 • Hartford, Conn.
(MS, typewritten, from dictation: LNT, UCCL 02303)
hartford, nov. 11th. 1882.
my dear cable:—
the books all came, and i am infinitely obliged. i have only time for a note to say this and add the hope that you reached home safe and well, and found all your relatives and friends [comfortable.
the] old mammie is nicely framed, and makes a most effective addition to the library wall.
with kindest regards to yourself and wife and both of the families, i am
sincerely yours,
s. l. clemens.
p.s. please send me a new orleans directory of this or last year. i do not know the price but inclose five dollars at random.
s. l. c.
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Previous publication:
Cardwell 1953, 87–88; MicroPUL, reel 2.
Provenance:
The Cable Papers were acquired in 1944 and after from Mary Cable Dennis and others.
Emendations and textual notes:
comfortable. [¶] the • [space added to indicate new unindented paragraph; no extra space between paragraphs in MS, here and hereafter]
