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To Orion Clemens
14 May 1877 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, printed form postal card, in pencil: CU-MARK, UCCL 01430)
(SUPERSEDED)

mr. clemens has gone away on a sea voyage of uncertain duration, but will answer your letter as soon as he returns to this country.

cross-written:

Profanity is more necessary to me than is immunity from colds.

To take your remedy “by & large,’’ I should say death, will would be easily preferable to it.

us postal card. write the address on this side—the message on the other | Orion Clemens, Esq | Keokuk | Iowa postmarked: hartford conn. may 14 6pm

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Previous Publication:

MicroML, reel 4.

Provenance:

See Moffett Collection in Description of Provenance.