Correspondence, April 24, 1872.

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Correspondence, April 24, 1872.

Letter from Redpath to Mark Twain describing the sales and popularity of Twain's book Roughing it. Redpath mentions that a paper collar has been named for Twain, as well as a fast horse and asks "what more is there in life for you?"

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