12? April 1880 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: MH-H, UCCL 01784)
If you’ve got that letter, yet, wherein I told you about the sable hero John Lewis & his miraculous feat the time Ida Langdon’s horses ran away, here’s an addition for it, being an autograph letter from Lewis.
April 11th./80
Mr Samual L Clemens, honerd Sir i receved a coppy of your splended work ef tramp Abroad whitch i suppose to be a gift from your ever bountyful hand
for witch i am at a loss for words to exprss my gratefulness
but i will say that i except it as a grate treasure from noble generous heart and benevolent hand
for wich pleas to except my most humble an sin cire ceierⒶemendation thanks for it and the past unmerited presants you have kindly gave me
pleas except
my best wishes for your worthy self and family hopeing that you are all well and enjoying the fullest blesings life can a ford
we are all quite wl well
MS, MH-H, shelf mark bMS Am 1784 (98). Written on a letter from John T. Lewis to SLC, 11 April 1880click to open letter.
MTHL , 1:299.
See Howells Letters in Description of Provenanceclick to open letter.