To
J. T. Goodman and Company
29 February 1864 • Virginia City, Nev. Terr. (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 00075)
29 February 1864 • Virginia City, Nev. Terr. (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 00075)
$15000
Virginia, Feb
28 29Ⓐemendation, 1864.
J. T. Goodman Ⓐemendation& Co.
Please pay Orion Clemens One Hundred & Fifty Dollars ($150) upon delivery of this Order.
Sam L. Clemens
MS, Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley (CU-MARK).
L1 , 273.
acquisition date unknown; possibly Moffett Collection; see p. 462. Orion Clemens wrote on the verso of the leaf, ‘Sam’s order for $150’. Since there is no mark on this document indicating that it was negotiated, it is possible that Orion did not deliver it for payment, and that therefore it remained in the family’s possession. There is, however, no reason to suppose that Orion did not collect the money.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.