To James R. Osgood
3 June 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: IU-R, UCCL 01968)
3 June 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: IU-R, UCCL 01968)
Hartford, June 3/81.
My Dear Osgood—
I have also ciphered again, & I think your calculation will prove to be right. And in that event I would suggest that you give the Prince to Chatto on the same basis. Wouldn’t you recommend this action yourself? I would not care to change from the present plan to a more complex one unless I could make at least £200 by it. Anything less would not pay for the consequent strain on my business talent.
Warner is having it rough. Malarial chills & fever. Yesterday a congestive chill, & consequent peril. Doctor in New York & can’t come up. Local physician has tackled the case vigorioously—thinks one more day of the previous mild treatment would have placed Warner beyond hope.
Ys Truly
S. L. Clemens.
MS, Franklin J. Meine Collection, IU-R.
MicroPUL, reel 2.
Meine’s large collection of Mark Twain material was purchased in 1969 from his widow.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.