August 22, 1853 (Monday)

Entry Date: August 22, 1853 (Monday)

Entry: 8 AM “from Monroe, across Lake Erie, in the fine Lake palace, ‘Southern Michigan,’ to Buffalo, another day. Sam would revisit Buffalo and Niagara Falls in 1869 [MTL 1: 3; Reigstad 59]. Dempsey: “He traveled to Buffalo, New York, aboard the steamer Southern Michigan” [Dempsey 232].

Author: David H. Fears

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1) People Mentioned:

• Samuel Langhorne Clemens
• Dempsey *

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2) Places Mentioned:

• Monroe, Michigan
• Lake Erie *
• Buffalo, New York
• Niagara Falls, New York

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3) Transportation Mentioned:

• Southern Michigan (steamer)

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4) Publications Mentioned:

c) References:

• Dempsey 232
• MTL 1 : 3; Reigstad 59