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To D. S. Brooks and Sons
2–11 August 1876 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 12968)
(SUPERSEDED)

statement

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hartford, conn., Aug 1 187 6

M r. S L. Clemens

d. s. brooks,

d. b. brooks,                              in acct. with d. s. brooks & sons,

h. p. brooks.                              438 main street.


terms cash.


to mdse. as per bill rendered     9 65


Please return
     receipted bill
     to Elmira, N.Y.
            S. L. Clemens


Paid Aug 12th 1876
                   D S Brooks Sons1explanatory note
                            B

docketed on envelope: Brooks & So | Aug 76 | pd

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Explanatory Notes
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David S. Brooks, David B. Brooks, and Henry P. Brooks, at 438 Main Street in Hartford, were manufacturers of household tin, iron, and copper ware, and dealers in sinks, furnaces, stoves and ranges, marble and slate mantels, and tin roofing (Geer 1876, 39, 202). Clemens’s purchase has not been identified.