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December 25 Tuesday – Christmas – In Hartford, Sam, acting for Susy and Clara Clemens inscribed a book? to Margaret Warner [MTP].

Sam inscribed a copy of Howard Pyle’s Yankee Doodle, An Old Friend in a New Dress (1881) to daughter Jean Clemens:” Merry Christmas / to the Only Jean / from Papa / 1884” [Gribben 565].

Charles Dudley Warner inscribed a copy of his book, A Roundabout Journey (1884) to Livy: “Mrs. Livy Clemens / With the affectionate regards/of Chas. Dudley Warner / Dec 25 1883” [Gribben 746].

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Home at Hartford: Day By Day
DBD: Hartford 1883 to Summer of 1884

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.