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07:54, 31 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Created page with "coming soon")
18:45, 30 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page Presentation (Created page with "* Matrix[https://matrix.msu.edu] * Malian Photography Project[https://amp.matrix.msu.edu] * Quilt Index[https://quiltindex.org] * Enslaved.org[https://enslaved.org] *Mark Twain Day by Day — Corpus Statistics")
13:59, 24 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page People Attributes and Sub-Attributes (Created page with "= Mark Twain Day by Day - Top Figures: Relationship Attributes (first pass) = A first-pass assignment of relationship attributes and sub-attributes to the 110 most-mentioned figures, using the People Relationship Attributes vocabulary. Attributes are given only where there is evidence; unidentified or ambiguous names are left blank and flagged. The Confidence column marks every guess, ambiguous label, garbled name, and duplicate row. Sortable. List is of the most mentio...")
10:06, 24 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page People Attributes (Created page with "= Mark Twain Day by Day - Top Figures: Relationship Attributes (first pass) = A first-pass assignment of relationship attributes and sub-attributes to the 110 most-mentioned figures, using the People Relationship Attributes vocabulary. Attributes are given only where there is evidence; unidentified or ambiguous names are left blank and flagged. The Confidence column marks every guess, ambiguous label, garbled name, and duplicate row. Sortable. {| class="wikitable sorta...")
08:28, 23 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page Publication Lists (Created page with "= Mark Twain Day by Day — Publications = All 1,066 publications in the catalog: the 36 major works of the Twain canon (with title variants) plus titled pieces from the publications early-journalism inventory, with byline/pseudonym, first-publication date, and Day by Day mention counts. Click any column header to sort. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! pub_id !! Title !! Title Variants !! Byline / Pseudonym !! First Publication Date !! Source !! Canon !! data-sort-ty...")
08:22, 23 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page Mentioned places (Created page with "= Mark Twain Day by Day — Places (All) = All places associated with Mark Twain's life: 2,190 geolocated places from B. Scott Holmes's Twain's Geographies gazetteer (with map links and Day by Day mention counts) plus places found in the chronicle but not yet in the gazetteer. Click any column header to sort. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! place_id !! Place !! Category !! Location !! data-sort-type="number" | Mentions !! Source !! Confidence !! twainsgeography |- |...")
08:14, 23 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page Corporate Bodies List (Created page with "= Mark Twain Day by Day — Corporate Bodies (All) = All 2,848 confirmed corporate bodies (businesses, publishers, clubs, churches, banks, schools, libraries, theaters, government bodies, transportation lines) extracted from the chronicle and the SNAC authority seed, with type, scope, associated place, name variants, dated mention count, and founding/dissolution years and Wikipedia links where verified. Click any column header to sort. {| class="wikitable sortable" |-...")
17:57, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page End of year, 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: End of year, 1855 Entry: Sam probably left Orion’s employ late in the year to set type across the river in Warsaw, Illinois [''MTL 1'': 59]. Powers claims that “Sam blew up over phantom wages and quit.” Either it was temporary employment or Sam regretted the move, because he was back in Keokuk in the New Year [Powers, ''MT A Life'' 70]. After the birth of his daughter, Orion took on the compiling of Keokuk’s first city directory, leaving the rest of...")
17:56, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page November 30, 1855 (Friday) (Created page with "ntry Date: November 30, 1855 (Friday) Entry: Sam’s twentieth birthday. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens")
17:56, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page November 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: November 1855 Entry: Sam’s uncle John Quarles freed his slave, Uncle Daniel, age 50 [Rasmussen 106]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens * John Quarles * Uncle Daniel * ---- 2) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * Rasmussen 106")
17:55, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page September 14, 1855 (Friday) (Created page with "Entry Date: September 14, 1855 (Friday) Entry: Sam became an uncle for the second time with the birth of Jennie Clemens to Orion and Mollie Clemens [''MTL 1'': 383]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens * Jennie Clemens * Orion Clemens * Mary Eleanor Clemens * ---- 2) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * MTL 1 : 383")
17:55, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page July 16, 1855 (Monday) (Created page with "Entry Date: July 16, 1855 (Monday) Entry: From Sam’s notebook: <blockquote>“Florida, Mo., 16 July, 55:—Introduced to Miss Jule Violett, Miss Em Tandy, and Miss Em Young” </blockquote> These three young ladies, 16, 17 and 19 years of age respectively, were residents of '''Florida, Mo.'''. '''Emily''' G. Young’s older sister, Sarah, married Benjamin Quarles, oldest son of Sam’s uncle John Quarles [''MTNJ 1'': 34n37]. From the same day in his notebook: “...")
17:54, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page July, mid 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: July, mid 1855 Entry: Sam visited Hannibal and traveled to the villages of Paris and Florida to provide care and dispose of family property. In Florida he visited his uncle John Quarles, who had sold the old Quarles <blockquote>1855 41 </blockquote> Farm. He then continued down river to St. Louis, where he tried to become a Mississippi River cub pilot. Orion had supplied Sam with a letter of introduction to their wealthy cousin, James Clemens, Jr. S...")
17:53, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June 29, 1855 (Friday) (Created page with "Entry Date: June 29, 1855 (Friday) Entry: The Keokuk ''Dispatch'' described a man believed by the MTP editors to be Sam: <blockquote>We know a man in this city who would make a ''prime editor,'' and we believe that if he has any “genius” at all, it runs in that direction, “ ‘cos” he says there is not a ''single'' paper published in town worth reading—and he says that not one of them has any news—and if he published a paper, he says he would ''make news,''...")
17:52, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June 27, 1855 (Wednesday) (Created page with "Entry Date: June 27, 1855 (Wednesday) Entry: From Sam’s notebook: <blockquote>“ …sent out to wash the following: 1 pair heavy Pants; 1 ‘ light do; 4 white Shirts; 4 ’ collars; 2 pair white cotton Socks; 1 summer cravat; 2 white Handkerchiefs; 1 pair twilled Drawers; 1 linen summer Coat/17 [x]. 6/102” [''MTNJ 1'': 35]. </blockquote> <blockquote>Note: Sam used semicolons in a laundry list! He was a printer. He also loved semicolons. </blockquote> Author: Dav...")
17:51, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June 16, 1855 (Saturday) (Created page with "Entry Date: June 16, 1855 (Saturday) Entry: Sam’s name appeared in a list of unclaimed letters in St. Louis, indicating he had left the city by this date [''MTL 1'': 58]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Places Mentioned: * St. Louis, Missouri ---- 3) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * MTL 1 : 58")
17:51, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June, mid 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: June, mid 1855 Entry: Sam left St. Louis for Keokuk, Iowa, two hundred miles away [''MTL 1'': 58]. The town had a population of 6,500. Sam was nineteen and had already lived in quite a few places. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Places Mentioned: * St. Louis, Missouri * Keokuk, Iowa ---- 3) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * MTL 1 : 58")
17:50, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June 11, 1855 (Monday) (Created page with "Entry Date: June 11, 1855 (Monday) Entry: Orion became the new owner of the Ben Franklin Book and Job Office printers [''MTL 1'': 58]. Selby writes that Orion “took possession” this day [6]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Orion Clemens * Selby * ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Ben Franklin Book and Job Office * ---- 3) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * MTL 1 : 58")
17:49, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June 9, 1855 (Saturday) (Created page with "Entry Date: June 9, 1855 (Saturday) Entry: Orion and Mollie moved to Keokuk, Iowa [''MTL 1'': 58]. Powers says this move took place “around the end of March 1855” [''MT A Life'' 69]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Orion Clemens * Mollie Clemens ---- 2) Places Mentioned: * Keokuk, Iowa ---- 3) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * MT A Life 69 * MTL 1 : 58 Entry Date: June 11, 1855 (Monday) Entry: Orion became the new...")
17:49, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: June 1855 Entry: July – Forty-nine of Sam’s notebooks survive, and the first notebook was from this period. It holds random entries on important and trivial matters, interspersed with information on phrenology, French lessons, and chess lessons. There were also entries relating to family business, a theological controversy, and laundry lists. Entries were first made in St. Louis, then in Keokuk, Iowa, and later during a trip to the villages of Han...")
17:48, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page June, early 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: June, early 1855 Entry: '''Orion''' sold his interest in the Muscatine ''Journal'' to '''James W. Logan''' [''MTL 1'': 58]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Orion Clemens * James Logan ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * Muscatine, Iowa ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * MTL 1 : 58")
17:47, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page Mid 1855, 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: Mid 1855, 1855 Entry: late 1856 – Sam wrote a sketch titled, “Jul’us Caesar” that remained unpublished. Branch puts the date in this period [''ET&S 1'': 110]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Clemens' Publications Mentioned: * Jul'us Caesar * c) References: * ET&S 1 : 110 Entry Date: June 1855 Entry: July – Forty-nine of Sam’s notebo...")
17:47, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page March 14, 1855 (Wednesday) (Created page with "Entry Date: March 14, 1855 (Wednesday) Entry: Sam’s letter of Mar. 5 ran in the Muscatine ''Tri-Weekly Journal.'' 40 '1855' <blockquote>The examination of witnesses in the O'Blennis murder case will be concluded to-night. The excitement which this tragedy created has subsided, but the people are till anxious to know how the trial will terminate—though, to tell the truth, few expect justice to be done. I doubt if there are a hundred people in St. Louis that...")
17:46, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page March 12, 1855 (Monday) (Created page with "Entry Date: March 12, 1855 (Monday) Entry: Sam’s letter of '''Mar. 1''' ran in the Muscatine ''Tri-Weekly Journal'' as a featured article, “Special Correspondence.” Sam wrote about the killing of '''Benjamin Brand,''' Deputy Marshall''',''' by '''Bob O’Blennis''', a wealthy gambler and livery-stable owner. <blockquote>Bob O’Blennis has long been celebrated as the most abandoned and reckless outlaw in St. Louis—and but for his money, would have been roasting...")
17:46, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page March 9, 1855 (Friday) (Created page with "Entry Date: March 9, 1855 (Friday) Entry: Sam’s letter dated Feb. 24 from St. Louis ran on page 2 of the Muscatine ''Tri-Weekly Journal'' [Branch, “Three New Letters” 4]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Tri-Weekly Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * St. Louis, Missouri * Muscatine, Iowa ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Cl...")
17:45, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page March 5, 1855 (Monday) (Created page with "March 5, 1855 (Monday) Entry: Sam dated another letter from St. Louis to the ''Tri-Weekly Journal'' [''MTL 1'': 54]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Tri-Weekly Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * St. Louis, Missouri ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Clemens' Publications Mentioned: * Letter to the Tri-Weekly Journal, March 5, 1855 * c) References:...")
17:44, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page March 1, 1855 (Thursday) (Created page with "Entry Date: March 1, 1855 (Thursday) Entry: Sam dated a letter from St. Louis to the Muscatine ''Tri-Weekly Journal'' [''MTL 1'': 54]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Tri-Weekly Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * St. Louis, Missouri * Muscatine, Iowa ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Clemens' Publications Mentioned: * Letter...")
17:43, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 28, 1855 (Wednesday) (Created page with "Entry Date: February 28, 1855 (Wednesday) Entry: Sam’s letter of Feb. 16 ran in the Muscatine ''Journal'' [''MTL 1'': 46]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * Muscatine, Iowa ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Clemens' Publications Mentioned: * [[Letter of Feb. 16 [to Muscatine Journal]]] * b) Primary Sources...")
17:43, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 24, 1855 (Created page with "Entry Date: February 24, 1855 Entry: '''26 Monday'''– In '''St. Louis,''' Sam dated a letter to the Muscatine ''Journal'' and summarized '''St. Louis''' news, including the new route for St. Louis mail west—it would no longer go to New York first. He also related massacres by Indians in '''New Mexico'''. Though progressive beyond his time on racial matters, Sam didn’t care much for Indians. The letter ran on '''Mar. 9''' [''MTL 1'': 50-51]. Author: David H...")
17:42, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 13, 1855 (Tuesday) (Created page with " Entry Date: February 13, 1855 (Tuesday) Entry: Sam was once more in '''St. Louis''', back at his former job at the ''Evening News''. Sam lived during this period with the '''Pavey family''' [See also ''MTNJ 1'': 37n45]. He attended a play, ''The Merchant of Venice'', put on by the '''Thespian Society'''. Sam wrote on '''Feb. 16''': “I had always thought that this was a comedy, until they made a ''farce'' of it” [''MTL 1'': 48n8]. February 15 Thursday –Sa...")
17:25, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page December 19, 1854 (Tuesday) (Created page with "Check")
17:24, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page November 30, 1854 (Thursday) (Created page with "Entry Date: November 30, 1854 (Thursday) Entry: Sam’s nineteenth birthday. 38 '1854' Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens Entry Date: December 19, 1854 (Tuesday) Entry: Orion Clemens married Mary Eleanor (Mollie) Stotts, in Keokuk, Iowa. Orion was visiting there. They left the next morning for Muscatine, but when she became homesick, Orion moved them back to Keokuk. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mention...")
17:23, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page September 1, 1854 (Friday) (ca.) (Created page with "Entry Date: September 1, 1854 (Friday) (ca.) Entry: In the first entry for Sept., 1854, Francis Jackson of Boston Massachusetts’ Anti-Slavery Society, made this entry: <blockquote>“Samuel Clemens passage from Missouri Penetentiary [''sic''] to Boston—he having been imprisoned there two years for aiding fugitives to escape…$24.50” [Sattelmeyer 294]. </blockquote> <blockquote>Note: In “Did Sam Clemens Take the Abolitionists for a Ride?” Sattelmeyer specula...")
17:23, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page August 7, 1854 (Monday) (Created page with "Entry Date: August 7, 1854 (Monday) Entry: In St. Louis, Sam boarded with the Paveys, formerly of Hannibal. Sam’s roommate was Jacob H. Burrough (1827-1883) “a journeyman chairmaker with a taste for Dickens, Thackeray, Scott, and Disraeli” [''MTB'' 103]. (See also ''MTNJ 1'': 37n45, & Nov. 1, 1876 letter to Jacob H. Burrough.) In a Dec. 15, 1900 letter to Jacob’s son, '''Frank E. Burrough''' (1865-1903), Sam recalled the boarding house: <blockquote>“It was a...")
17:22, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page Summer, late, 1854 (Created page with "Entry Date: Summer, late, 1854 Entry: Sam, “obliged by financial stress to go home,” does so. In 1906 Sam recalled: <blockquote>“I went back to the Mississippi Valley, sitting upright in the smoking-car two or three days and nights. When I reached St. Louis I was exhausted. I went to bed on board a steamboat that was bound for Muscatine. I fell asleep at once, with my clothes on, and didn’t wake again for thirty-six hours –” [Neider 95; ''MTL 1'': 45-6]. </...")
17:22, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page March 24, 1854 (Friday) (Created page with "Entry Date: March 24, 1854 (Friday) Entry: Sam’s letter of Feb. 17 and 18 was printed in the Muscatine ''Journal'' [''MTL 1'': 40]. April –Sam may have returned home as early as April, as there is no mention of him working in New York during this period in later letters or notes. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * New...")
17:21, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page March, mid 1854 (Created page with "Entry Date: March, mid 1854 Entry: Sam returned to New York. There are no letters for this period, so the reasons are unclear, but it was probable that he lost his job, given that his pay in Philadelphia was more than he’d received in New York. It’s also possible that Sam was growing restless, having been away from home nearly a year. There are unclaimed letters for Sam in Philadelphia dated Mar. 10 and also Mar. 17, indicating he had gone to New York by Mar. 10. Sa...")
17:20, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 23, 1854 (Thursday) (Created page with "Entry Date: February 23, 1854 (Thursday) Entry: By this date, Sam had returned to '''Philadelphia'''. He worked for about two weeks on the ''Ledger'' and ''North American'' [''MTL 1'': 44]. Bliss writes he returned on this day [11]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Philadelphia Public Ledger * * North American * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Penns...")
17:19, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 17, 1854 (Created page with "Entry Date: February 17, 1854 Entry: In '''Washington, D.C.,''' Sam wrote to the Muscatine ''Journal''. He took a “stroll” around the capitol waiting for Congress to sit (Feb. 17) [''MTL 1'': 43n1]. even though the snow was “falling so thickly I could scarcely see across the street.” He described various buildings, including the unfinished '''Washington Monument'''. On Feb.19 he added description of the '''Smithsonian'''. Sam was particularly taken by the '''Mus...")
17:19, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 16, 1854 (Thursday) (Created page with "Entry Date: February 16, 1854 (Thursday) Entry: Sam arrived at the Baltimore and Ohio station in Washington, D.C. for a short vacation that he called “a flying trip.” It is possible he stayed until Washington’s Birthday. Paine says he did not work there [''MTL 1'': 44; 11; 3; Bliss 1]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens * Albert Bigelow Paine ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Baltimore and Ohio Railroad...")
17:19, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 15, 1854 (Wednesday) (Created page with "Entry Date: February 15, 1854 (Wednesday) Entry: Clemens took a night train in Philadelphia, which would arrive in Washington the next morning [Bliss 1]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Places Mentioned: * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Washington, D.C. * ---- 3) Publications Mentioned: c) References: * Bliss 1")
17:18, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page February 3, 1854 (Friday) (Created page with "Entry Date: February 3, 1854 (Friday) Entry: Sam wrote another letter to the Muscatine ''Journal'', which was printed unsigned as “From Philadelphia Correspondence of the Journal.” He described going to a reception for '''Captains Low and Crighton''', visiting heroes to '''Philadelphia''' from the rescue of survivors in the steamship ''San Francisco'' on '''December 25, 1853'''. The reception was probably on '''Feb. 2''' [''MTL 1'': 39n3]. Sam also wrote of the Phil...")
17:18, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page January 6, 1854 (Friday) (Created page with "Entry Date: January 6, 1854 (Friday) Entry: Sam’s letter of Dec. 24 from Philadelphia ran in the Muscatine ''Journal'' [''MTL 1'': 34]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Muscatine, Iowa ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Clemens' Publications Mentioned: * Lett...")
16:35, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page December 24, 1853 (Saturday) (Created page with "Entry Date: December 24, 1853 (Saturday) Entry: In '''Philadelphia,''' Sam wrote to the Muscatine ''Journal'', describing the weather, a recent fire, the price of turkeys at $7 [''MTL 1'': 34-5]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Clemens' Publica...")
16:35, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page December 16, 1853 (Friday) (Created page with "Entry Date: December 16, 1853 (Friday) Entry: Sam’s letter of Dec. 4 was printed in the Muscatine ''Journal'' [''MTL 1'': 30]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Muscatine Journal * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * Muscatine, Iowa ---- 4) Publications Mentioned: a) Samuel Clemens' Publications Mentioned: * Letter of Dec. 4 (printed in Muscatine Journal) * b) Prim...")
16:34, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page December 5, 1853 (Monday) (Created page with " Entry Date: December 5, 1853 (Monday) Entry: In Philadelphia, Sam wrote a short note to sister Pamela: <blockquote>My Dear Sister: </blockquote> <blockquote>I have already written two letters within the last two hours, and you will excuse me if this is not lengthy. If I had the money, I would come to St. Louis now, while the river is open; [''i.e., not frozen''] but in the last two or three weeks I have spent about thirty dollars for clothing, so I suppose I shall rem...")
16:34, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page December 4, 1853 (Sunday) (Created page with "Entry Date: December 4, 1853 (Sunday) Entry: In '''Philadelphia''', Sam wrote a letter to '''Orion’s''' newspaper, the Muscatine ''Journal'', describing the layout of the city, the “unaccountable feeling of awe” one feels when entering the '''Old State House''' in '''Chestnut Street''' where the '''Declaration of Independence''' was passed by Congress on July 4, 1776. He also told of a local practice of “free-and-easy” at saloons, which was a sort of karaoke l...")
16:33, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page November 30, 1853 (Wednesday) (Created page with "Entry Date: November 30, 1853 (Wednesday) Entry: Sam’s eighteenth birthday. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens Entry Date: December 4, 1853 (Sunday) Entry: In '''Philadelphia''', Sam wrote a letter to '''Orion’s''' newspaper, the Muscatine ''Journal'', describing the layout of the city, the “unaccountable feeling of awe” one feels when entering the '''Old State House''' in '''Chestnut Street''' where the '''Decla...")
16:33, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page November 28, 1853 (Monday) (Created page with "Entry Date: November 28, 1853 (Monday) Entry: In Philadelphia, Sam wrote brother Orion after receiving his letter, not extant. <blockquote>My Dear Brother: </blockquote> <blockquote>I received your letter to-day. I think Ma ought to spend the winter in St Louis. I don’t believe in that climate—it’s too cold for her. [in Muscatine] </blockquote> <blockquote>The printers’ annual ball and supper came off the other night. The proceeds amounted to about $1.000. The...")
16:32, 22 July 2026 Deanreh talk contribs created page November 23, 1853 (Wednesday) (Created page with "Entry Date: November 23, 1853 (Wednesday) Entry: Sam went to the third anniversary ball and banquet of Philadelphia Typographical Union No. 2. Publishing people met to discuss how to raise money for a monument to Benjamin Franklin [''MTL 1'': 28]. Author: David H. Fears ---- 1) People Mentioned: * Samuel Langhorne Clemens * Benjamin Franklin ---- 2) Corporate Bodies Mentioned: * Philadelphia Typographical Union No. 2 * ---- 3) Places Mentioned: * Phil...")

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