To
John W. Sanborn
24 January 1878 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcript: Sanborn 1920, UCCL 10421)
24 January 1878 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcript: Sanborn 1920, UCCL 10421)
Hartford, Jan. 24.
’Sh! DontⒶemendation say a word—let the others get “stuck.” I’ll tell you privately, to use a wet rag or brush—but let us leave the others to get into trouble with their fingers. Then they will abuse the Scrap Book everywhere, &Ⓐemendation straightway everybody will buy one to give to his enemy, &Ⓐemendation that will make a great sale for the inventor, who will go to Europe &Ⓐemendation have a good time.
Yours truly,
Mark
Twain.
Transcript, Sanborn 1920, 8.