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Source: Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Conn ([CtHMTH])

Cue: "Mr. Perkins, do"

Source format: "MS, annotated bank statement"

Letter type: "annotated bank statement"

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Published on MTPO: 2022

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To Charles E. Perkins
18? August 1877 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS, in pencil: CtHMTH, UCCL 01472)
sold to S. L. Clemens Esq by geo. p. bissell & co., bankers, 307 main street, hartford, Aug 17 1877 terms cash.
Sylvester Johnson Bond 4000
int 4ds 3 52
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Chs in ofc 4,003 52
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Bonds in our vault for you
G. P. Bsl

Mr. Perkins, do as you please with these bonds. Perhaps you may prefer to put them with our others.1explanatory note

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Source text(s):

MS, in pencil, CtHMTH.

Previous Publication:

MicroPUL, reel 1.

Provenance:

See Perkins Collection in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

Explanatory Notes
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The Bissell company, which had sent this bank statement to Clemens (who now forwarded it to Perkins with his instructions), accompanied it with the following letter (CtHMTH):

UCLC32540
geo. p. bissell & co., bankers.
hartford, conn., Aug 17th 18 77
S L Clemens Esq
Dear Sir

We credit your a/c check received this am $372.37, and also we enclose bill for S. Johnson Bonds $4,000—

Respy Yours
Geo P Bissell & Co
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