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Samuel L. Clemens

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Samuel L. Clemens

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Auction Date:2011 May 11 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 4 x 6, black-bordered mourning stationery letterhead, no date. Letter to N[orman] H[apgood]. Headed at the top, “Dublin (don’t know the date).” In full: “The more I think of it the more it pleases me. There certainly is a chance to start that new platform, & McClure, with his earnestness & energy & staying power is the man to drive it home to success if any one can. I want to thank you for the interest you have taken in it.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold, and a bit of light edge wear. While there is no date on the letter, it is most likely written in the summer of 1905 while Clemens stayed in Dublin, NH. An enthusiastic letter from Clemens as he looks forward to a “new platform.”