To G. Bradford Dudman
29 July 1881 • Branford, Conn. (MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11893)
29 July 1881 • Branford, Conn. (MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card: CU-MARK, UCCL 11893)
Hartford, Wednesday.
slcDear Sir:
In reply I am obliged to say that I have quitted the platform permanently. With thanks for the compliment of your invitation I am
Truly Yours
Mark Twain
Mr. G. Bradford Dudman | Yarmouth | Nova Scotia. return address: return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. postmarked: branford conn. jul 29 and new york transit jul 30 81 12 30am and yarmouthⒶemendation n. s. au 3 81
Emendations and Textual Notes
MS, holograph facsimile correspondence card, CU-MARK.
Linn’s Stamp News, 26 February 1996, MS facsimile.
The MS, discovered at a stamp show in Canada in 1995 by Mel Boone, was purchased at the Sotheby’s sale of 19 June 2003 from the collection of Nick Karanovich.