CLEMENS, Samuel L. Autograph letter signed ("SLC") to Henry Huttleston Rogers (1840-1909), Saranac Lake, NY, 5 July [1901]. 1 page, small 4to , tipped into: CLEMENS. The Mysterious Stranger . New York: Harper & Brothers, 1916. Small 4 o. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. CLEMENS JOKES ABOUT EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SHORTLY BEFORE A CRUISE ON THE YACHT 'KANAWHA' An interesting letter, written to Clemen's friend, Standard Oil Executive Henry Rogers in which the author jokes about inviting former President Grover Cleveland on an upcoming cruise aboard Rogers' Yacht the Kanawha . The two men became close friends after Rogers proved of valuable assistance when the publishing firm which held many of Clemens' copyrights, Webster & Company, filed for bankruptcy. Clemens and Twain enjoyed each other's company and spent many hours playing poker and billiards and attending sporting events. Here, one month before Clemens joined Rogers and their mutual friend Thomas Reed (1839-1902), a Republican congressman, for a cruise on board the Kanawha , the author jokes about inviting some other guests: "How would Ex-President Cleveland do? or Judge Howland? or both? Tom Reid [ sic ] & Cleveland would make a grand team -- if they are friendly, & I don't see why they shouldn't be. Both have fought to victory & covered the field with the slain; both have retired to the paths of peace, & they should not mind smoking its pipe & burying the tomahawk. Shall I write & invite them? Will Reid be willing? Would you mind asking him? No use for Cleveland without Reid; we couldn't bait him and make him roar; we couldn't draw him out & make him do music, but Reid could." When Reed died just over a year and a half later, Clemens wrote a eulogy which was published in Harper's Weekly and was ultimately reprinted nationwide and in Europe.
CLEMENS, Samuel L. Autograph letter signed ("SLC") to Henry Huttleston Rogers (1840-1909), Saranac Lake, NY, 5 July [1901]. 1 page, small 4to , tipped into: CLEMENS. The Mysterious Stranger . New York: Harper & Brothers, 1916. Small 4 o. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. CLEMENS JOKES ABOUT EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SHORTLY BEFORE A CRUISE ON THE YACHT 'KANAWHA' An interesting letter, written to Clemen's friend, Standard Oil Executive Henry Rogers in which the author jokes about inviting former President Grover Cleveland on an upcoming cruise aboard Rogers' Yacht the Kanawha . The two men became close friends after Rogers proved of valuable assistance when the publishing firm which held many of Clemens' copyrights, Webster & Company, filed for bankruptcy. Clemens and Twain enjoyed each other's company and spent many hours playing poker and billiards and attending sporting events. Here, one month before Clemens joined Rogers and their mutual friend Thomas Reed (1839-1902), a Republican congressman, for a cruise on board the Kanawha , the author jokes about inviting some other guests: "How would Ex-President Cleveland do? or Judge Howland? or both? Tom Reid [ sic ] & Cleveland would make a grand team -- if they are friendly, & I don't see why they shouldn't be. Both have fought to victory & covered the field with the slain; both have retired to the paths of peace, & they should not mind smoking its pipe & burying the tomahawk. Shall I write & invite them? Will Reid be willing? Would you mind asking him? No use for Cleveland without Reid; we couldn't bait him and make him roar; we couldn't draw him out & make him do music, but Reid could." When Reed died just over a year and a half later, Clemens wrote a eulogy which was published in Harper's Weekly and was ultimately reprinted nationwide and in Europe.
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