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Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 25 Jan 1997 20:41:11 -0500
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In an Associated Press news story dated July 8, 1923 from Casstown,
Ohio a report was given on an estate auction of writer Thomas Harbaugh.
A portion of the story reads:

"In an autograph book, which sold for $60, was a letter from Mark Twain to
Governor Frank Fuller of New York, dated in 1870 at Hartford, Conn.,
which said:

"My dear Fuller:  Does the whisky mill need a new man who knows how to
boss men?  I know the right man, in case a boss should be wanted -
diligent, honest and plucky, never drinks, but can be taught."  The letter
was signed "Mark."

I have been unable to verify the existence of this letter through
_Union Catalog of Clemens Letters_ or _Mark Twain's Letters, Vol. 4_.
If the date of the letter is reported correctly, placing Clemens in
Hartford in 1870 has also proven difficult.

Are there any other recommended sources that would help verify the letter's
authenticity?


Barb

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