October 10?, 1870 Monday

scott 18 December 2022

October 10? Monday – Sam wrote to Ainsworth R. Spofford, on his “Fortifications of Paris” map which ran in the Buffalo Express Sat. Sept. 17:

Fortifications of Paris

 

Mr. Spofford, could I get you to preserve this work of art among the geographical treasures of the Congressional Library?

Yrs Truly

Mark Twain.

Note: see MTPO’s explanatory note 2 from SLC’s of 9 Oct 1870 to Redpath

Entry Date
Oct 10, 1870 - Mon

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.