To G. Bradford Dudman
29 July 1881 • Branford, Conn. (MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11893)
29 July 1881 • Branford, Conn. (MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11893)
Hartford, Wednesday.
slcDear 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
Mr. G. Bradford Dudman | Yarmouth | Nova Scotia. return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: branford conn. jul 29 and new york transit jul 30 81 12 30am and yarmouthⒶemendation n. s. au 3 81
Emendations and Textual Notes
MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card, CU-MARK.
Linn’s Stamp News, 26 February 1996, MS facsimile.
The MS, discovered at a stamp show in Canada in 1995 by Mel Boone, was purchased at the Sotheby’s sale of 19 June 2003 from the collection of Nick Karanovich.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.