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Source: New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations, New York ([NN])

Cue: "Can you send"

Source format: "MS"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

Last modified: 1998-02-12T00:00:00

Revision History: AB | imprt 1998-02-12 was to N Y Tribune editor

Published on MTPO: 2007

Print Publication: v5

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To the Staff of the New York Tribune
30 January 1873 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: NN, UCCL 00870)
Hartford, Jan. 30.
Gentlemen—

Can you send me a couple of copies of my letter Ⓐemendation Tribune letter of a few days ago concerning British liberality & the awarding of the Humane Society’s gold medal to Capt. Mouland?1explanatory note

Ys Truly
Mark Twain

Textual Commentary
30 January 1873 • To the Staff of the New York Tribune • Hartford, Conn. • UCCL 00870
Source text(s):

MS, Ford Collection, Personal (Miscellaneous) Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations (NN).

Previous Publication:

L5 , 291.

Provenance:

The MS belonged to journalist and businessman Gordon Lester Ford (1823–91), and was probably donated to NN in 1899.

More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

Explanatory Notes
1 

“British Benevolence,” published in the Tribune on 27 January (reprinted in Enclosure with 25 January 1873 to Whitelaw Reidclick to open link). See 2 Feb 73 to OLCclick to open link.

Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ  letter  ●  ‘r’ partly formed
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