3? October 1877 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CtHMTH, UCCL 01489)
(SUPERSEDED)
Over
doré gallery, 35, new bond street,
Agreeably to your instructions we duly forwarded the engraving “Xt. leaving the Prætorium” to the care of Messrs Routledge & Co; but they declined to honor the your draft on them for amt. of our a/c—
We have therefore sent the Proof out to you direct by Messrs Davies Turner & Co., whose local Agents will present the order for payment on delivery of the case—which we shall be obliged by your duly honoring.
We are, Sir
for Fairless & Beeforth
on verso:
The Routledges wrote me the other day that they had refused to pay this bill & I replied that they had done rightly.
These people said they would furnish the picture to me in 2½ years, or at the outside 3; & upon this understanding I gave them an order on Routledge for the money. I don’t know that there is any evidence but my mere memory & oathⒶemendation, as to that contract; but I will not pay any part of this bill or receive the picture unless you think their case is good in law. Shall I pay, or refuse?
doré gallery, 35, new bond street, O.P. 306
london, Sept. 20. 187 7
Samuel L. Clemens Esq.
Hartford
Connecticut, USA.
to fairless and beeforth, printsellers and publishers.
Artist’s Proof doré’s “christ leaving the prætorium” 1515″
frame and glass for ditto
box & fm 5″
net £ 16 ″″
mssrs. fairless and beeforth have the pleasure to announce the despatch of the engraving as above by and respectfully request the favour of a remittance for the amount.
MicroPUL, reel 1.
See Perkins Collection in Description of Provenance.
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