Summer, 1845

Entry Date: Summer, 1845

Entry: Sam stowed away on a steamboat headed south. He was found by a crewmember and put ashore thirty miles down river, at the town of Louisiana, Mo. There he spent the night with Lampton relatives. The next day they returned him home.

Author: David H. Fears

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1) People Mentioned:

• Samuel Langhorne Clemens
• Lampton relatives *

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2) Places Mentioned:

• Louisiana, Missouri

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3) Transportation Mentioned:

• unnamed steamboat (steamboat)