June 18 Friday — In Redding, Conn. Sam wrote to Frances Nunnally at Camp Esta-Nula, East Sebago, Maine.
Well, no, you dear Francesca, I have not been in good shape lately, but the doctor will come up from New York tomorrow & see if he can mend me up,
Don’t you forget, dear, that when you go to West Point you & your brother must come & see us if you find you can manage it.
I had a very delightful time at your school, & I remember it with great pleasure. If I were not so inadequate in age & sex I would go there & take a term or two.
Remember me most kindly to your mother, please. And with great love to you, dear heart, / SLC [MTP]. Note: Sam was suffering from Angina Pectoris, the first twinges of heart disease that would result in his death.
From the Mark Twain Library Association minutes, meeting at Stormfield:
The annual meeting of the M.T.L.A. was held at the residence of Mr Clemens, on Friday the 18" of June, 1909, at 10 AM. Our vice president Dr E H Smith was unable to attend, but there were 12 members, beside Mr C. our Pres. present. The same officers were re-elected with the election of Miss Jean Clemens to fill vacancy of position of 3"! Vice President [Isabel Lyon]; but the vacancy made by the resignation of Mrs. Bamett on account of ill health was not filled by the election of anyone. The By-laws and Constitution were read by Mr Clemens, The Report of the Librarian was read, as were also those of Secretary and Treasurer, same reports being accepted. It was voted to write a letter to Mr Theodore Adams, signed by all the members of the Assoc. to show our appreciation of his gift of a piece of land situated at what is known as Sellick’s Corners, where will be located the permanent-building for the Library. Also voted to send a letter to Mr. W. W. Sunderland for ½ the amount on the bill ordered, he donated that amount to the Society, therefore it was voted to send him a letter of thanks for his kindness. Meeting adjourned... [copied by Tenney, Nov. 15, 1981 ].
Clemens had a writ of attachment placed upon the property (the “Lobster Pot”) adjoining Stormfield that he’d given to Isabel Lyon for a wedding present [NY Herald, June 20, 1909, “Mark Twain Levies Upon Cottage He Gave Secretary”).