22 June 1880 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 01816)
Very well, then—if you have sworn it, doubtless you can keep it. ThereforeⒶemendation do not send any more MS until you have finished. Send it then, all in one
batch. One can tell nothing about it, reading a chapter or two a week; besides,
I do not want my mind taken off my work. When I am at work I must not allow
myself to read anything that may chance to have any interest in it.
All are well, here—we go to the farm on the hill in a week or two.
Orion Clemens, Esq | Keokuk | Iowa.
return address:
if not delivered within 10 days, to be returned
to
postmarked:
elmira n.y. jun 22 6 pm
and
keokuk iowa correct jun 24
MS, CU-MARK.
MicroML, reel 4.
See Mark Twain Papers in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.