Letter from Samuel Langhorne Clemens to Mr. Tyler (19th Century American writers : letters, manuscripts, & correspondence)

Letter from Samuel Langhorne Clemens to Mr. Tyler

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Hotel de France Baden Baden July 30.

Dear Mr. Tyler:

The rheumatism ~~stay~~ staid with me (still stays with me), so I failed in the matter of the table; but I have not given that relic up: I expect to be at Lang's Hotel on the 6^th, to see the illumination with a jolly preacher (my pastor,) who will arrive here from Hartford day after tomorrow. At that time, I hope to have a chance

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to see you & collar that piece of furniture. -

If you should run across Ayres, I wish you would ask him to challenge somebody right away, so that my reverend friend can see the duel. Tell him I will do as much for him when I am a wid-ower (which God post-pone!)

Pray greet Avery for me - for us, I mean.

With kindest regards, - Yrs truly S. L. Clemens

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