To Unidentified
26 August 1882 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS facsimile and MS, correspondence cards: The Autograph 1 [November-December 1912]: 179, UCCL 02255; Benoliel, UCCL 11076; NjP, UCCL 09323)
26 August 1882 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS facsimile and MS, correspondence cards: The Autograph 1 [November-December 1912]: 179, UCCL 02255; Benoliel, UCCL 11076; NjP, UCCL 09323)
Elmira, N.Y. Aug 26/82
Dear Sir—
I could not manage to think of a sentiment—they won’t come on demand—so I have substituted pictures, I being a good deal of an artist, though self-made, in that direction. I could always draw a picture of a fair sort, but not always a sentiment.
Truly Yours
S L Clemens
first enclosure:
drawing of a cat CAT. Ⓐemendation
slc
Truly Yours
S. L. Clemens
(Mark Twain)
Aug. 26, 1882.
second enclosure:
drawing of a cow COW. Ⓐemendation
slc
Truly Yours
S. L. Clemens
(Mark Twain)
Aug. 26, 1882.
MS facsimile for the letter (UCCL 02255), The Autograph 1 (November–December 1912): 179; MS, correspondence card, Benoliel, for the first enclosure (UCCL 11076); MS, correspondence card, NjP, for the second enclosure (UCCL 09323).
MicroPUL, reel 2.
The MS for the first enclosure was in the collection of Lynn Benoliel in 1984.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.