To Clara L. Spaulding
20 December 1881 • Hartford, Conn.
(Sales catalog: inscription in The Prince and the Pauper, listed in Anderson Galleries, 24–26 January 1923, no. 1704, lot 237, UCCL 09777)
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To
Miss Clara L. Spaulding,
Elmira, N. Y.
With more than cousinful, &
almost unclesome, affection of
Hartford, Dec. 20, 1881.
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Sales catalog, inscription in SLC 1881, listed in Anderson Galleries, 24–26 January 1923, no. 1704, lot 237. The lineation has been editorially supplied to match Clemens’s typical format for book inscriptions.
Previous publication:
MicroPUL, reel 2.
Provenance:
The inscribed book was offered for sale as part of the “Fine and Extensive Library of Mrs. John B. Stanchfield” (the former Clara L. Spaulding) after the death of her husband in 1921.
Emendations and textual notes:
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