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Source: Henkels (Stan V.) catalog, ([])

Cue: "Webster has been"

Source format: "Sales catalog"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

Last modified:

Revision History: Larson, Brian

Published on MTPO: 2025

Print Publication:

MTPDocEd
To William Dean Howells
April? 1884 • Hartford, Conn. (Sales catalog: letter in pencil, listed in Stan V. Henkels, 16 October 1930, no. 1447, lot 353, UCCL 02946)

353 Clemens, Samuel L. A. N. S. in pencil, Hartford, Saturday, no date. To “Dear Howells.” Signed Mark Twain.

“Webster has been to Providence & shoved his price up to $250—a night.”

Textual Commentary
Source text(s):

Sales catalog, letter in pencil, listed in Stan V. Henkels, 16 October 1930, no. 1447, lot 353.

Previous Publication:

MTHL, 2:482.

Provenance:

see Howells Letters in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

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