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Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith

Preece critiques Smith's satire 'Heigho's Adventures Among The Redmen' and dryly mocks Smith, Truett Vinson and Howard as 'the three cleverest men in the world.' Roehm's current Howard History research dates this passage to November 19, 1929.

From
Harold Preece
To
Tevis Clyde Smith
Date
November 19, 1929
From address
Austin, Texas

Extract

No doubt but that you, Truett, and Bob, are “the three cleverest men in the world,” but why remind us of it?

Harold Preece to Tevis Clyde Smith — November 19, 1929; surviving letter in the Tevis Clyde Smith papers, Cushing Memorial Library & Archives, as quoted by Rob Roehm.

Date evidence

Source ReportedNovember 19, 1929Source Reported

Textual states & sources

A printed transcription, draft, sent letter and physical TSS page are distinct kinds of evidence.

Howard History · Volume Rob Roehm · vinson-papers-part-5:preece-1929-11-19Surviving State · Edited Excerpt

People, animals & other indexed entities

Wade Truett VinsonMentioned