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Source: Hartford Courant, 1879.09.11 ([])

Cue: "Out of the"

Source format: "Transcript"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

Last modified: 2007-10-04T00:00:00

Revision History: AB | VF 2007-10-04 now includes #9186 and Cleveland (addressee). Was 117:1879.09.11

Published on MTPO: 2007

Print Publication:

MTPDocEd
To the Hartford Flag Committee and E. S. Cleveland
8 September 1879 • Elmira, N.Y. (Transcript and MS: Hartford Courant, 11 September 1879,
and CtHMTH, UCCL 01685)
ElmiraⒶemendation, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1879.
Gentlemen of the Committee—

Out of the poverty left on hand by an interminable European trip, I very gladly put up the enclosed $25 in furtherance of the good cause which you represent. There is nothing nobler than for religion to support patriotism; &Ⓐemendation nothing wiser than for both to uphold &Ⓐemendation encourage domestic economy—therefore I subtract this sum from the pew rent.

Truly yours,
S. L. ClemensⒶemendation

enclosure:

c. j. langdon, president. j. d. f. slee, vice president. w. l. kingman, treasurer. w. d. kelly, secretary.

the mcintyre coal company    presidents office

elmira, n.y. Sept. 8 187 9

$25.~


Messrs. Geo. P. Bissell & Co
       Bankers,
             Hartford,

Please pay to the order of E. S. Cleveland, Esq., twenty-five Dollars, & charge to ac/ of

S. L. Clemens

enclosure endorsed: Pay Rowland Swift | Treasurer | E S Cleveland | Chairman and in another hand: Rowland Swift | Trs

and docketed:

paid geo. p. bissell & co., hartford, ct.

Textual Commentary
Source text(s):

Transcript and MS, “A Characteristic Letter,” Hartford Courant, 11 September 1879, 2, and CtHMTH.

Previous Publication:

Boston Journal, 12 September 1879, unknown page; Martin 1975–76click to open link, 4, letter only with no enclosure.

Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ  Elmira ●  Elmira
Ⓐ  & ●  and
Ⓐ  & ●  and
Ⓐ  Clemens ●  Clemens
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