ALS 1868 [November 29] : New York, on Slote, Woodman & Co. letterhead / to his sister [Pamela A. Moffett].

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ALS 1868 [November 29] : New York, on Slote, Woodman & Co. letterhead / to his sister [Pamela A. Moffett].

The first letter Clemens ever wrote to his family concerning his intentions to marry Livy Langdon--written upon the event of acceptance by Livy Langdon to wed Sam Clemens.

Two sheets ; 1) 20.3 x 24.9 cm. & 2) 20.3 x 9 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7399727

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

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