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Source: CU-MARK ([CU-MARK])

Cue: "In reply I am obliged to say that I have quitted"

Source format: "MS"

Letter type: "holograph facsimile correspondence card"

Notes:

Last modified: 2003-12-03T00:00:00

Revision History: Paradise, Kate | kate 2003-12-03 envelope in Whitmore's hand; was 7 Jan 1880-1890

Published on MTPO: 2025

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To Edwin W. Montgomery
7 January 1882–1890 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11643)
Dear Sir:

In reply I am obliged to say that I have quitted the platform permanently. With thanks for the compliment of your invitation, I am

Truly Yours
Mark Twain.

in the hand of Franklin G. Whitmore: Mr E. W. Montgomery | Detroit | Mich | Lock Box | —167.— return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: jan 7 ◊◊ 1 pm remainder of postmark illegible

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Source text(s):

MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card, CU-MARK.

Previous Publication:

MicroPUL, reel 2.

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