From Samuel L. Clemens and Thomas
Nast
to Unidentified
November 1877 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CLjC, UCCL 12465)
(SUPERSEDED)
to Unidentified
November 1877 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CLjC, UCCL 12465)
(SUPERSEDED)
in purple ink, sketch of sleeping cat and caption by SLC; in black ink, sketch of cat and caption by Thomas Nast:
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in purple ink:
If by “we,” Mr. Warner means Hartford generally, it would have bectter become him to speak for himself alone, & not wantonly hurt the feelings of such of us who as can “draw & paint.”
Hamilton 1979, 42; Book Block catalog, March 1990, item 22; MicroPUL, reel 1.
The MS was offered for sale by the Book Block company in March 1990. Before 2000, it was purchased by CLjC.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.