To
Elisha Bliss, Jr.
13 December 1870 • New York, N.Y. (Paraphrase: Bromer, item 10, UCCL 11732)
13 December 1870 • New York, N.Y. (Paraphrase: Bromer, item 10, UCCL 11732)
10. CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. Four page ALs, signed “Clemens” with the postscript signed “Mark” to “Friend Bliss” (his Hartford publisher Elisha Bliss), Dec. 13, 1870. The letter discusses a scheme of Clemens’ to write about the diamond rush in South Africa.1explanatory note
Explanatory Notes
1
It also summoned Bliss to New York City for further discussion. He arrived by the morning of 14 December (“Morning Arrivals,” New York Evening Express, 14 Dec 70, 3). Although John Henry Riley also met with Clemens around this time, he and Bliss may not have become acquainted (20 Dec 70 to Blissclick to open letter).
Paraphrase, Bromer, item 10.
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