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Source: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ([PHi])

Cue: "Are you a"

Source format: "MS"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

Last modified:

Revision History: Larson, Brian

Published on MTPO: 2012

Print Publication:

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To A. V. S. Anthony
3 June 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: PHi, UCCL 01967)
My Dear Mr. Anthony—

Are you a good judge of cigars? And if you ain’t, do you know a good judge? And will you do me the great kindness to put into the said Osgood’s hands, with my very best wishes, 100 of the very choicest cigars in Boston, for to fight the Atlantic voyage with?—none of these-yer dam common cigars, but the kind that a body has to go for regardless of expense. Andemendation will you have the bill sent to me? If you will do this favor for me, I shall be ever so much obliged.

Truly Yours
S. L. Clemens

Expense ain’t no object—my aspirations is set on having the best.

Textual Commentary
Source text(s):

MS, Samuel L. Clement, Jr., Collection, PHi.

Previous Publication:

MicroPUL, reel 2.

Provenance:

The Clement Collection was donated in 1930 by the collector’s widow.

More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

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