To James Redpath
10 April 1874 • (1st of 2) • Hartford, Conn.
(Transcript by Albert Bigelow Paine: CU-MARK, UCCL 12797)

April 10, 1874.

Dear Red,

There is an item going around like this:

“Mark Twain received [&] paid the bill for a complimentary dinner to him in Hartford lately.”

Confidentially between you [&] me, I am bringing a libel suit on this [&] I want you to send me all the newspapers you can find containing it.

Yours ever,
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Transcript by Albert Bigelow Paine, CU-MARK.

Previous publication:Newly published on MTPO, 2010.

Provenance:See Paine Transcripts in Description of Provenance.

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