20 April 1884 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, in pencil: TxU-Hu, UCCL 02961)
Been visiting, a day or two in Boston. Howells is drunk with admiration of your book, in general, & of Lytle Biggs in particular. As T. B. Aldrich was present on during one whole evening, & had to listen to so much talk about a book which he has not seen, he naturally got pretty well filled up with curiosity. Come, now, what sort of worldly wisdom is this, which permits you to send a book to the late editor of the Atlantic before you send one to the present occupant of that throne? Don’t Mend this, & send Aldrich a book. (59 Mount Vernon street Boston is his address.[ ) ]
Mr. E. W. Howe | Kansas City | Mo. Atchison | Kansas. return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: hartford conn. apr 20 84 11pm and rec’d kansas city mo apr 23 1884 10am and returned to writer. and apr 28 1884 and kansas cityⒶemendation mo may 7 and rec’d. hartford. conn. may 10 1884 3am in upper left corner: I have mad[ e ] this mistake before. postmarked: hartford conn. may 10 84 6 30pm and rec’d. atchison kan. may 13 1884 12m
MS, in pencil, TxU-Hu.
MicroPUL, reel 2.
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