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Source: Collection of Kevin Mac Donnell ([TxAu3])

Cue: ""

Source format: "Transcript"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

Last modified: 2012-09-07T14:10:58

Revision History: vf 2010-02-02 | vf 2012-09-07

Published on MTPO: 2023

Print Publication:

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To Henry (Harry) M. Clarke
1–19? July 1883 • 2nd of 2 (MS facsimile: MacDonnell, UCCL 13226)
Dear Mr. Clark—

Clearly the type-writing is far superior to manuscript, for printers’ use. If you can get hold of the new machine, which has both capital & small letters, it will be still better, though this change is not essential. The work is beautifully done.

Paging at the top is sufficient. Pay no attention to my paging.

I See next page for some suggestions.

Truly Yours
S. L. Clemens

1. Precede no punctuation-mark with a space. Jam it up close—so: B, B; B: B. Not thus: B : B , B ; B .

2. Use the ordinary thin-space only—except at end of sentences. A comma set in the middle of a broad space between two words (AGAIN , HE) is infinitely confusing—particularly because the type-writers’ comma’s & periods are almost alike.

3. After a period, use as broad a space as this ▭Ⓐemendation (AGAIN. HE)

4. Don’t indent a run-over:

(“What did he mean?” he asked,

addressing me.)Ⓐemendation

I have corrected one copy. Will you take a pen & repeat my corrections in the duplicate for me?

Textual Commentary
Source text(s):

MS facsimile, MacDonnell.

Provenance:

The MS was acquired by Kevin MacDonnell in 2010; it was formerly in the collection of Sue Monaghan, grandniece of Henry Maxon Clarke (1859–1917) and Ella May Leavitt Clarke (1865–1945).

More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ ▭ ● At this point in the manuscript, Clemens inserted a rectangle to indicate approximately two ems of space
Ⓐ addressing me.) ● Clemens indented “addressing me.)” and drew a line leading to a caret at the left edge of the page to illustrate that the run-over should be left justified, not indented.
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