To G. Bradford Dudman
29 July 1881 • Branford, Conn.
(MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11893)
Hartford, Wednesday.
slcDear Sir:
In reply I am obliged to say that I have quitted the platform permanently. With thanks for the compliment of your invitation I am
Truly Yours
Mark Twain
Mr. G. Bradford Dudman | Yarmouth | Nova Scotia. [return address:] return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. [postmarked:] branford conn. jul 29 [and] new york transit jul 30 81 12 30am [and] [yarmouth] n. s. au 3 81
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Previous publication:
Linn’s Stamp News, 26 February 1996, MS facsimile.
Provenance:
The MS, discovered at a stamp show in Canada in 1995 by Mel Boone, was purchased at the Sotheby’s sale of 19 June 2003 from the collection of Nick Karanovich.
Emendations and textual notes:
yarmouth • [◊◊]rmouth [badly inked]
