Wow. That settles it. I wonder if the original letter is in the Mark Twain Papers or elsewhere. THANKS Arianne Laidlaw On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Jon Wainwright <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Twain also contributed ten dollars in 1885 to a fund established to > purchase a horse and buggy for a by then increasingly infirm Whitman. > Twain's letter accompanying the gift appears, along with many other > letters to and from Whitman, in WALT WHITMAN THE MAN by Thomas Donaldson > (NY: Francis P. Harper, 1896). > > Twain wrote (p. 174): > > Elmira, Augusts 26, 1885 > Dear Mr. ____: > (Ten dollars inclosed) > I comply instantly, with thanks for letting me in. I have great > veneration for the old man, and would be glad to help pay for his > turnout's board, year after year, and buy another when it fails. > > Truly yours, > S.L. Clemens > > > _______________________________ > Jon Wainwright, Ph.D. > Austin, TX > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > On 1/7/13 10:09 AM, "Kevin Mac Donnell" <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > >Clara Clemens owned a 1908 edition of LEAVES OF GRASS, signed by her > >before > >her marriage to Ossip in 1909, heavily marked by Clara at an unknown date > >(owned by me). Twain wrote a letter praising Whitman when expressing > >regrets > >that he could not attend a birthday dinner in honor of Whitman (published > >in > >CAMDEN'S COMPLIMENT TO WALT WHITMAN, 1889, pp. 64-5). I seem to recall > >that > >Twain mentions Whitman in one of his autobiographical dictations, but I > >have > >no citation --just a distinct memory. > > > >Kevin > >@ > >Mac Donnell Rare Books > >9307 Glenlake Drive > >Austin TX 78730 > >512-345-4139 > >Member: ABAA, ILAB > >************************* > >You may browse our books at > >www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Dustin Zima" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 7:56 PM > >Subject: Twain/Whitman > > > > > >> Did Twain own a copy of Whitman's Leaves of Grass?? Anyone have > >>Gribben's > >> b= > >> ook handy and can check?? Much obliged.=20 > >> > >> Dustin Zima > >> Quincy University > >> =20 > >> > >> =20 > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5976 - Release Date: > >>12/21/12 > >> Internal Virus Database is out of date. > >> > > > > > > > >----- > >No virus found in this message. > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5976 - Release Date: 12/21/12 > >Internal Virus Database is out of date. > -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58