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

Cue: "Will you put"

Source format: "MS"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

Last modified:

Revision History: Paradise, Kate

Published on MTPO: 2012

Print Publication:

MTPDocEd
To Charles E. Perkins
12 December 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CtHMTH, UCCL 01739)
Mr Perkins—
Dear Sir—

Will you put in my claim for me? I lent Ives $1000 last summer. Bissell has the documents, I believe——or maybe you have them.

Ys Truly
S L Clemens
enclosure:

district of hartford ss.

estate of john s. ives, of hartford, in said district insolvent.

the court of probate for the district of hartford hath limited and allowed three months from date of this order for the creditors of said insolvent in which to exhibit their claims against said estate; and has appointed s. c. dunham and sylvester barbour commissioners to receive and examine said claims.

certified by
henry e. phipps, clerk.

the subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the office of s. c. dunham, in said hartford, on the 17th day of november, 1881, and january 1882, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, on each of said days for the purpose of attending to the business of said appointment.

s. c. dunham,

sylvester barbour, commissioners.

all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to

aner sperry, trustee.

verso of enclosure:

us postal card. nothing but the address can be placed on this side.

S L Clemens

Hartford

Conn

enclosure postmarked:

hartford conn. nov 30 12m

Textual Commentary
Source text(s):

MS, CtHMTH, is source text for the letter. MS, Hartford Probate Court to SLC, 17 October 1881, CtHMTH, UCLC 40886, is source text for the enclosure.

Previous Publication:

MicroPUL, reel 2.

Provenance:

See Perkins Collection in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

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