To Frank Fuller
20 March 1874 • Hartford, Conn.
(Transcript by Albert Bigelow Paine: CU-MARK, UCCL 12794)

Mch. 20.

Dear Frank:

Why shouldn’t you & I buy that Granger man’s book & publish it through the American Publishing Co. here? That is to say, (if it will make 500 or 600 pp. 8vo,) give him $2,000 or $3,000 for his book, or else give him 5 or 6 per cent royalty & then we charge the Pub. Co. 8 or 10 per cent royalty. We could sell between 50,000 & 100,000 copies at [$3.50] apiece.

We send warm regards to yourself & Mrs. Fuller. Mrs. Clemens has been ill for a week, but is about the room again.

[Ys] Ever

Mark.

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Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

Transcript by Albert Bigelow Paine, CU-MARK.

Previous publication:Newly published on MTPO, 2010.

Provenance:The MS was seen and transcribed by Albert Bigelow Paine (see Paine Transcripts in Description of Provenance).

Emendations and textual notes:

farmington avenue, hartford. | slc/mt • Farmington Avenue, | Hartford. [Clemens’s printed letterhead and monogram adopted from 20 March 1874 to WIlliam Dean Howells]

$3.50 • $3,50

Ys • Yr