A 1970 news report indicates Twain's Ashcroft-Lyon manuscript was
purchased by the New York Library - Berg Collection for a price
in excess of $25,000.

Subsequent books related to Twain including H. Hill's _Mark Twain:
God's Fool_ (1973) reference the Ashcroft-Lyon manuscript as being at
MTP.

Is the 1970 news report inaccurate or is there some other reason the Berg
Collection is not referenced as the owner of the Ashcroft-Lyon
manuscript?

Barb