To A. V. S. Anthony
9 March 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcript prepared by or for Albert Bigelow Paine: CU-MARK, UCCL 01926)
9 March 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcript prepared by or for Albert Bigelow Paine: CU-MARK, UCCL 01926)
Mch. 9.
My dear Mr. Anthony—
It makes me grieve to think I might have had access to those old books & pictures when I was writing the book. It would have been a great help.
Please let the artist always picture the Prince & Tom Canty as lads of 13 or 14 years old. I knew I was making them too wise & knowing for their real age, so I studiously avoided mentioning any dates which would remind the reader that they were under 10 years old. Perhaps I mention the date of Henry VIIIs death, but I don’t mention the date of Prince Edward’s birth.
Yrs truly,
S. L. Clemens.
Transcript prepared by or for Albert Bigelow Paine, CU-MARK. The original was in all likelihood a correspondence card.
MicroML, reel 4.
See Mark Twain Papers, Paine Transcripts, in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.