To George Washington Cable
11 November 1882 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, typewritten, from dictation: LNT, UCCL 02303)
11 November 1882 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, typewritten, from dictation: LNT, UCCL 02303)
hartford, nov. 11th. 1882.
my dear cable:—
the books all came, and i am infinitely obliged. i have only time for a note to say this and add the hope that you reached home safe and well, and found all your relatives and friends comfortable.
theⒶemendation old mammie is nicely framed, and makes a most effective addition to the library wall.
with kindest regards to yourself and wife and both of the families, i am
sincerely yours,
s. l. clemens.
p.s. please send me a new orleans directory of this or last year. i do not know the price but inclose five dollars at random.
s. l. c.
Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ comfortable. [¶] the • space added to indicate new unindented paragraph; no extra space between paragraphs
in MS, here and hereafter
MS, typewritten, from dictation, George Washington Cable Papers, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, LNT.
Cardwell 1953, 87–88; MicroPUL, reel 2.
The Cable Papers were acquired in 1944 and after from Mary Cable Dennis and others.