To
Mary H. Beale
8 September 1879 • Elmira, N.Y. (Sales catalog: Swann Galleries, 3 November 1983,
no. 1313, lot 214, UCCL 10601)
8 September 1879 • Elmira, N.Y. (Sales catalog: Swann Galleries, 3 November 1983,
no. 1313, lot 214, UCCL 10601)
With an ALS from Clemens, to Miss Mary H. Beale—“my correspondence is not voluminous enough to make a short-hand amanuensis necessary, & in my other work I am obliged to use the pen myself.” 1 page, on McIntyre Coal Company letterhead, 8vo, strengthened with tape at folds. Elmira, N.Y. [letterhead], 8 September, 1879.
Swann Galleries catalog, 3 November 1983, no. 1313, lot 214. When offered for sale, the letter was tipped into volume 1 of SLC 1929.
James Cummins catalog, 1984, no. 13, item 54, partial publication; MicroPUL, reel 1.