To the West Point Hop Managers
1 June 1882 • Hartford, Conn.
(New York Herald, 4 June 1882, 9: UCCL 13706)

[Hartford], Conn., June 1, 1882.

[To the Hop Managers]:—

I do not know that I can be there in the body, but I shall be there in spirit anyway—[&] that is an advantage, because I can dance better in the spirit than I can in the body; though perhaps I am at my best when the two are combined [&] I have the spirit in the body, provided it is the right kind of spirit [& ]a good deal of it. With many thanks, I am, truly yours,

S. L. [Clemens].

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Source text(s):

“West Point Examination,” New York Herald, 4 June 1882, 9.

Emendations and textual notes:

Hartford • Hartford

To the Hop Managers • To the Hop Managers

& • and

& • and

& • and

Clemens • CLEMENS