Date: Another copy was enclosed with his letter to To James T. Fields, 7 January 1875: "My Dear Fields: I send this original rough draft just as it was when I laid the pen down to welcome you two hours ago." (See Huntington Library, California, UCCL 01175)
Ownership: Berg.
Content: This copy differs from version included in letter to Fields in lineation and format but shows almost exactly the same wording, cancelled alternatives and punctuation, which may indicate it was a copy SLC made for himself toward future publication.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 leaf
Holograph of poem, signed Mark Twain.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
accession number: 57B5234
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a88b2dc0-f068-012f-c342-58d385a7b928

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Type Of Resource

Text

Date Issued

1875-01-07

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MLA format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Those Annual Bills. Holograph poem, signed Mark Twain, undated." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a88b2dc0-f068-012f-c342-58d385a7b928

APA format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1875). Those Annual Bills. Holograph poem, signed Mark Twain, undated. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a88b2dc0-f068-012f-c342-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Those Annual Bills. Holograph poem, signed Mark Twain, undated." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a88b2dc0-f068-012f-c342-58d385a7b928

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