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  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents XV
  3. Acknowledgments XVII
  4. Introduction XXV
  5. Editorial Signs XXIX
  6. LETTERS: 1869
  7. To Joseph H. Twichell 1 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: Davis) 1
  8. To Olivia L. Langdon 2 January 1869 • Fort Wayne, Ind. (MS: CU-MARK) 2
  9. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 7 January 1869 • Rockford, 111 8
  10. To Olivia L. Langdon 7 January 1869 • Rockford, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 10
  11. To Francis E. Bliss 7 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (MS: CtY-BR) 14
  12. To Mary Mason Fairbanks and Others on the Board of Managers of the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum 7 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (Transcript and MS: Cleveland Herald, 12 Jan 69, and CSmH) 15
  13. To Olivia L. Langdon 7 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 18
  14. To Harriet Lewis 10 January 1869 • Galesburg, 111. (MS: CtY-BR) 21
  15. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 12 January 1869 • El Paso, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 24
  16. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 12 January 1869 • El Paso, 111. (MS: CSmH) 28
  17. To Charles J. Langdon 12 January 1869 • Ottawa, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 29
  18. To Olivia L. Langdon 14 January 1869 • Davenport, Iowa (MS: CU-MARK) 38
  19. To Pamela A. Moffett 14 January 1869 • Davenport, Iowa (MS: NPV) 43
  20. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 17 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 45
  21. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 49
  22. To Olivia L. Langdon 20 and 21 January 1869 • Toledo, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 51
  23. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 and 22 January 1869 • Norwalk, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 58
  24. To Olivia L. Langdon 22 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 61
  25. To Joseph H. Twichell and Family 23 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: Davis) 66
  26. To Olivia L. Langdon 23 and 24 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 69
  27. To Olivia L. Langdon 24 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 73
  28. To Olivia L. Langdon 26 and 27 January 1869 • Batavia, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 76
  29. To Olivia L. Langdon 29 and 30 January 1869 • Galena, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 81
  30. To Francis E. Bliss 1 February 1869 • Jacksonville, 111. (MS: NN-B) 84
  31. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 5 February 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS facsimile and paraphrase: Davis and CU-MARK) 84
  32. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 5 February 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 86
  33. To Olivia L. Langdon 13 February 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 88
  34. To Olivia Lewis (Mrs. Jervis) Langdon 13 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 90
  35. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 13 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CSmH) 93
  36. To Olivia L. Langdon 13 and 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 94
  37. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio, (MS: PPiU) 98
  38. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio, (MS: PPiU) 100
  39. To Joseph H. Twichell and Family 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: Davis) 101
  40. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 102
  41. To Olivia L. Langdon 17 February 1869 • Titusville, Pa. (MS: CU-MARK) 103
  42. To Olivia L. Langdon 17 February 1869 • Titusville, Pa. (MS: CU-MARK) 105
  43. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 17 February 1869 • Titusville, Pa. (MS: CSmH) 107
  44. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 17 February 1869 • Franklin, Pa. (MS: CSmH) 108
  45. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 18 February 1869 • Franklin, Pa. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N.Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 109
  46. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 21-22 February 1869 • (1st of3) • Elmira,N.Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N. Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 110
  47. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 21-22 February 1869 • (2nd of3) • Elmira,N.Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N.Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 110
  48. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 21-22 February 1869 • (2nd of3) • Elmira,N.Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N.Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 111
  49. To Olivia L. Langdon 26 February 1869 • Stuyvesant, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 111
  50. To Olivia L. Langdon 26 February 1869 • Stuyvesant, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 114
  51. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 27 February 1869 • Lockport, N.Y. (MS, damage emended: NPV) 120
  52. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 27 February 1869 • Lockport, N.Y. (MS, damage emended: NPV) 122
  53. To Olivia L. Langdon 28 February 1869 • Rochester, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 126
  54. To Olivia L. Langdon 28 February 1869 • Rochester, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 129
  55. To Olivia L. Langdon 4 March 1869 • Lockport, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 134
  56. To George W. Elliott 5-10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (.Paraphrase: APC 1869a, 1) 135
  57. To Olivia L. Langdon 5 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 136
  58. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 6 March 1869 • (1st of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 138
  59. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 6 March 1869 • (2nd of2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 143
  60. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 8 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 148
  61. To John Russell Young 8-10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: DLC) 150
  62. To John Russell Young 8-10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: DLC) 151
  63. To Olivia L. and Charles J. Langdon 10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 158
  64. To Olivia L. Langdon 12 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 161
  65. To Olivia L. Langdon 12-13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 165
  66. To Horatio C. King and John R. Howard 13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: PCarlD) 166
  67. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, damage emended: CSmH) 168
  68. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, damage emended: CSmH) 171
  69. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 24 March 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 176
  70. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 26? March 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS facsimile: Davis) 177
  71. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 30 March 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 178
  72. To Susan L. Crane 9and31 March 1869 • Hartford,Conn., and Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 179
  73. From Samuel L. Clemens and Olivia L. Langdon to Mary Mason Fairbanks 31 March and 1 April 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CSMH) 184
  74. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 10? April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (Transcripts: CU-MARK; Davis 1951b; Parke-Bernet 1938c, lot i7 \MTB, 1:380) 187
  75. To Pamela A. Moffett 10? April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: Davis) 189
  76. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 12 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 190
  77. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 12 April 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 192
  78. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 15 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR) 194
  79. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 15 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR) 195
  80. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 20 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 197
  81. To James Redpath 20 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (Merwin-Clayton, 14 and 15 May 1906) 199
  82. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 29 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK, NN-B, andCtY-BR) 199
  83. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 May 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 204
  84. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 206
  85. To Olivia L. Langdon 9 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 209
  86. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 10 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CSmH) 211
  87. To James Redpath 10 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcripts, MS, and MS facsimile: various sources) 214
  88. To James Redpath 10 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcripts, MS, and MS facsimile: various sources) 218
  89. To Olivia L. Langdon 12 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 219
  90. To Olivia L. Langdon 13 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 223
  91. To James Redpath 14 and 17 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Swann, lot 299, and Merwin-Clayton, lot 129) 227
  92. To Olivia L. Langdon 14 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 227
  93. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 May 1869 • (1st of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 231
  94. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 May 1869 • (2nd of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 233
  95. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 236
  96. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 239
  97. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 and 20 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 245
  98. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon 24 May 1869 • South Windsor, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 249
  99. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon 24 May 1869 • South Windsor, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 254
  100. To John J. Murphy 1 June 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: MoSW) 254
  101. To Silas S. Packard and Other Members of the New York Press Club 1 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS, damage emended: ViU) 255
  102. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 4 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: NPV) 259
  103. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 4 June 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 261
  104. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 262
  105. To Whitelaw Reid 15 June 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 264
  106. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 June 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 265
  107. To Samuel Bowles 22 June 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcript and paraphrase: Libbie, lot 372) 267
  108. To Olivia Lewis (Mrs. Jervis) Langdon 23 June 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: NPV) 268
  109. To Pamela A. Moffett 23 June 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 270
  110. To Olivia L. Langdon 23 June 1869 • New York, N. Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 273
  111. To Orion Clemens To Jane Lampton Clemens and Pamela A. Moffett 26 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 276
  112. To Whitelaw Reid 26 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: DLC) 278
  113. To Orion Clemens 3? July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. {Paraphrase: OC to MEC, 7 July 69, CU-MARK) 279
  114. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 5 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 280
  115. To James Redpath 9 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (Transcripts: CU-MARK. and Merwin-Clayton, lot 125) 282
  116. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 12 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS facsimile: Sears) 283
  117. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 22 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS, damage emended, and transcript: Cooper and CtY-BR) 284
  118. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 1 August 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (Transcript: CU-MARK) 286
  119. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 289
  120. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 12 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 291
  121. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 14 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: NBuHi) 295
  122. To James Redpath 14 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Merwin-Clayton, lot 127) 297
  123. To Mary Mason and Abel W. Fairbanks 14 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 298
  124. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 15 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Transcripts: WU; Chicago 1936, lot 124; and CU-MARK) 301
  125. To Whitelaw Reid 15 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 303
  126. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 303
  127. To Henry Abbey 21 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: Axelrod) 314
  128. To Henry M. Crane 21 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 315
  129. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 316
  130. To Charles Warren Stoddard 25 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Transcript and paraphrase: Freeman 1936, lot 68) 320
  131. To Olivia L. Langdon 25 and 26 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 322
  132. To A. Miner Griswold (Fat Contributor) 1 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. 324
  133. To Olivia L. Langdon 1 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 325
  134. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 2 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 327
  135. To Stephen C. Massett (Jeems Pipes) 2 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CtHMTH) 328
  136. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 3 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 329
  137. To Henry M. Crane 3 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CtHMTH) 330
  138. To Olivia L. Langdon 3 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 331
  139. To Olivia L. Langdon 6 and 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 335
  140. ToElisha Bliss, Jr. 7 September 1869 • (1st of 2) • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: TxEU) 339
  141. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 7 September 1869 • (2nd of 2) • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 340
  142. To John H. Gourlie, Jr. 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CtHMTH) 341
  143. To Whitelaw Reid 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 342
  144. To Olivia L. Langdon 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 344
  145. To Henry M. Crane 8 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 346
  146. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 and 9 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 348
  147. To the Lyceums 9 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo Express, 11 Sept 69) 351
  148. To Ausburn Towner (Ishmael) 17 September 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS, not sent: CU-MARK) 352
  149. To Henry M. Crane 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 353
  150. To George E. Barnes 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS facsimile: MHi) 354
  151. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Parke-Bernet 1938b, lot 72) 355
  152. To Silas S. Packard 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Packard, 110) 356
  153. To William P. Carpenter 23 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: NNC) 356
  154. To William P. Carpenter 23 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: NNC) 357
  155. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 26 and 27 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 358
  156. ToElisha Bliss, Jr. 27 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 362
  157. To Oliver Wendell Holmes 30 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 364
  158. To Unidentified 7 October 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 366
  159. To Schuyler Colfax 9 October 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: MH-H) 368
  160. To the California Pioneers 11 October 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (New York Tribune, 14 Oct 69) 370
  161. To Emily A. Severance 27 October 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: OClWhi) 374
  162. To Olivia L. Langdon 30, 31 October, and 1 November 1869 • Pittsburgh, Pa. (MS: CU-MARK) 375
  163. To Pamela A. Moffett 9 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MTL, 1:167-9, and Paine, 946) 386
  164. To Olivia L. Langdon 10 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 390
  165. To Olivia L. Langdon 10 and 11 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 391
  166. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 November 1869 • Clinton and Holyoke, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 395
  167. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 19 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CSmH) 398
  168. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 399
  169. To James K. Medbery 20 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS facsimile: MacKaye, l:plate21) 400
  170. To George H. Selkirk 20-28November 1869 • Boston,Mass., or Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 401
  171. To Hiram J. Ramsdell 23 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (Transcript and paraphrase: Charles Hamilton 1964, lot 32) 402
  172. To Hiram J. Ramsdell 23 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (Transcript and paraphrase: Charles Hamilton 1964, lot 32) 403
  173. To Olivia L. Langdon 25 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 409
  174. To Olivia L. Langdon 27 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 410
  175. To Olivia L. Langdon 28 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 412
  176. To Olivia L. Langdon 29 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 415
  177. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle 3 December 1869 • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Eagle, 4 Dec 69) 417
  178. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle 3 December 1869 • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Eagle, 4 Dec 69) 418
  179. To James Redpath 6 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 419
  180. To Schuyler Colfax 10 or 11 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: NSyU) 421
  181. To James Redpath 13 December 1869 • Springfield, Mass. (Merwin-Clayton, lot 128) 422
  182. To Olivia L. Langdon 14 December 1869 • Springfield, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 423
  183. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 15 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: NPV) 425
  184. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 December 1869 • Pawtucket, R.I., and Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 426
  185. To Pamela A. Moffett 17 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: C U - M A R K ) 429
  186. To Olivia L. Langdon 18 and 19 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 431
  187. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 433
  188. To Olivia L. Langdon 25 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 435
  189. To Olivia L. Langdon 27 December 1869 • New Haven, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 439
  190. To Joseph H. Twichell 28 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR) 441
  191. ToElisha Bliss, Jr. 28 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: Axelrod) 442
  192. Appendixes
  193. Appendix A 447
  194. Appendix B Enclosures with the Letters 453
  195. Appendix C Calendar of Courtship Letters: 1868-1870 473
  196. Appendix D Lecture Schedule, 1868-1870 481
  197. Appendix E Advertising Circulars 487
  198. Appendix F Photographs and Manuscript Facsimiles 501
  199. Guide to Editorial Practice 551
  200. Textual Commentaries 579
  201. References 675
  202. Index 705
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents XV
  3. Acknowledgments XVII
  4. Introduction XXV
  5. Editorial Signs XXIX
  6. LETTERS: 1869
  7. To Joseph H. Twichell 1 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: Davis) 1
  8. To Olivia L. Langdon 2 January 1869 • Fort Wayne, Ind. (MS: CU-MARK) 2
  9. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 7 January 1869 • Rockford, 111 8
  10. To Olivia L. Langdon 7 January 1869 • Rockford, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 10
  11. To Francis E. Bliss 7 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (MS: CtY-BR) 14
  12. To Mary Mason Fairbanks and Others on the Board of Managers of the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum 7 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (Transcript and MS: Cleveland Herald, 12 Jan 69, and CSmH) 15
  13. To Olivia L. Langdon 7 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 18
  14. To Harriet Lewis 10 January 1869 • Galesburg, 111. (MS: CtY-BR) 21
  15. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 12 January 1869 • El Paso, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 24
  16. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 12 January 1869 • El Paso, 111. (MS: CSmH) 28
  17. To Charles J. Langdon 12 January 1869 • Ottawa, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 29
  18. To Olivia L. Langdon 14 January 1869 • Davenport, Iowa (MS: CU-MARK) 38
  19. To Pamela A. Moffett 14 January 1869 • Davenport, Iowa (MS: NPV) 43
  20. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 17 January 1869 • Chicago, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 45
  21. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 49
  22. To Olivia L. Langdon 20 and 21 January 1869 • Toledo, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 51
  23. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 and 22 January 1869 • Norwalk, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 58
  24. To Olivia L. Langdon 22 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 61
  25. To Joseph H. Twichell and Family 23 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: Davis) 66
  26. To Olivia L. Langdon 23 and 24 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 69
  27. To Olivia L. Langdon 24 January 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 73
  28. To Olivia L. Langdon 26 and 27 January 1869 • Batavia, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 76
  29. To Olivia L. Langdon 29 and 30 January 1869 • Galena, 111. (MS: CU-MARK) 81
  30. To Francis E. Bliss 1 February 1869 • Jacksonville, 111. (MS: NN-B) 84
  31. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 5 February 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS facsimile and paraphrase: Davis and CU-MARK) 84
  32. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 5 February 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 86
  33. To Olivia L. Langdon 13 February 1869 • Cleveland, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 88
  34. To Olivia Lewis (Mrs. Jervis) Langdon 13 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 90
  35. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 13 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CSmH) 93
  36. To Olivia L. Langdon 13 and 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 94
  37. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio, (MS: PPiU) 98
  38. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio, (MS: PPiU) 100
  39. To Joseph H. Twichell and Family 14 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: Davis) 101
  40. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 February 1869 • Ravenna, Ohio (MS: CU-MARK) 102
  41. To Olivia L. Langdon 17 February 1869 • Titusville, Pa. (MS: CU-MARK) 103
  42. To Olivia L. Langdon 17 February 1869 • Titusville, Pa. (MS: CU-MARK) 105
  43. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 17 February 1869 • Titusville, Pa. (MS: CSmH) 107
  44. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 17 February 1869 • Franklin, Pa. (MS: CSmH) 108
  45. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 18 February 1869 • Franklin, Pa. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N.Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 109
  46. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 21-22 February 1869 • (1st of3) • Elmira,N.Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N. Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 110
  47. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 21-22 February 1869 • (2nd of3) • Elmira,N.Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N.Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 110
  48. To the Young Men's Association of Geneseo Academy, per Telegraph Operator 21-22 February 1869 • (2nd of3) • Elmira,N.Y. (Paraphrase: Geneseo [N.Y.] Genesee Valley Herald, 24 Feb 69) 111
  49. To Olivia L. Langdon 26 February 1869 • Stuyvesant, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 111
  50. To Olivia L. Langdon 26 February 1869 • Stuyvesant, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 114
  51. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 27 February 1869 • Lockport, N.Y. (MS, damage emended: NPV) 120
  52. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 27 February 1869 • Lockport, N.Y. (MS, damage emended: NPV) 122
  53. To Olivia L. Langdon 28 February 1869 • Rochester, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 126
  54. To Olivia L. Langdon 28 February 1869 • Rochester, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 129
  55. To Olivia L. Langdon 4 March 1869 • Lockport, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 134
  56. To George W. Elliott 5-10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (.Paraphrase: APC 1869a, 1) 135
  57. To Olivia L. Langdon 5 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 136
  58. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 6 March 1869 • (1st of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 138
  59. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 6 March 1869 • (2nd of2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 143
  60. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Charles J. Langdon 8 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 148
  61. To John Russell Young 8-10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: DLC) 150
  62. To John Russell Young 8-10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: DLC) 151
  63. To Olivia L. and Charles J. Langdon 10 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 158
  64. To Olivia L. Langdon 12 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 161
  65. To Olivia L. Langdon 12-13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 165
  66. To Horatio C. King and John R. Howard 13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: PCarlD) 166
  67. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, damage emended: CSmH) 168
  68. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 13 March 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS, damage emended: CSmH) 171
  69. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 24 March 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 176
  70. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 26? March 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS facsimile: Davis) 177
  71. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 30 March 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 178
  72. To Susan L. Crane 9and31 March 1869 • Hartford,Conn., and Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 179
  73. From Samuel L. Clemens and Olivia L. Langdon to Mary Mason Fairbanks 31 March and 1 April 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CSMH) 184
  74. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 10? April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (Transcripts: CU-MARK; Davis 1951b; Parke-Bernet 1938c, lot i7 \MTB, 1:380) 187
  75. To Pamela A. Moffett 10? April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: Davis) 189
  76. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 12 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 190
  77. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 12 April 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 192
  78. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 15 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR) 194
  79. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 15 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR) 195
  80. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 20 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 197
  81. To James Redpath 20 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (Merwin-Clayton, 14 and 15 May 1906) 199
  82. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 29 April 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK, NN-B, andCtY-BR) 199
  83. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 May 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 204
  84. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 206
  85. To Olivia L. Langdon 9 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 209
  86. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 10 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CSmH) 211
  87. To James Redpath 10 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcripts, MS, and MS facsimile: various sources) 214
  88. To James Redpath 10 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcripts, MS, and MS facsimile: various sources) 218
  89. To Olivia L. Langdon 12 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 219
  90. To Olivia L. Langdon 13 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 223
  91. To James Redpath 14 and 17 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Swann, lot 299, and Merwin-Clayton, lot 129) 227
  92. To Olivia L. Langdon 14 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 227
  93. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 May 1869 • (1st of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 231
  94. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 May 1869 • (2nd of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 233
  95. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 236
  96. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 239
  97. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 and 20 May 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 245
  98. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon 24 May 1869 • South Windsor, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 249
  99. To Olivia L. Langdon with a note to Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon 24 May 1869 • South Windsor, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 254
  100. To John J. Murphy 1 June 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: MoSW) 254
  101. To Silas S. Packard and Other Members of the New York Press Club 1 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS, damage emended: ViU) 255
  102. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 4 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: NPV) 259
  103. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 4 June 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 261
  104. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 262
  105. To Whitelaw Reid 15 June 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 264
  106. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 June 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 265
  107. To Samuel Bowles 22 June 1869 • Hartford, Conn. (Transcript and paraphrase: Libbie, lot 372) 267
  108. To Olivia Lewis (Mrs. Jervis) Langdon 23 June 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: NPV) 268
  109. To Pamela A. Moffett 23 June 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 270
  110. To Olivia L. Langdon 23 June 1869 • New York, N. Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 273
  111. To Orion Clemens To Jane Lampton Clemens and Pamela A. Moffett 26 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 276
  112. To Whitelaw Reid 26 June 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: DLC) 278
  113. To Orion Clemens 3? July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. {Paraphrase: OC to MEC, 7 July 69, CU-MARK) 279
  114. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 5 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 280
  115. To James Redpath 9 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (Transcripts: CU-MARK. and Merwin-Clayton, lot 125) 282
  116. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 12 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS facsimile: Sears) 283
  117. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 22 July 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS, damage emended, and transcript: Cooper and CtY-BR) 284
  118. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 1 August 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (Transcript: CU-MARK) 286
  119. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 289
  120. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 12 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 291
  121. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 14 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: NBuHi) 295
  122. To James Redpath 14 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Merwin-Clayton, lot 127) 297
  123. To Mary Mason and Abel W. Fairbanks 14 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 298
  124. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 15 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Transcripts: WU; Chicago 1936, lot 124; and CU-MARK) 301
  125. To Whitelaw Reid 15 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 303
  126. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 303
  127. To Henry Abbey 21 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: Axelrod) 314
  128. To Henry M. Crane 21 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 315
  129. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 316
  130. To Charles Warren Stoddard 25 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Transcript and paraphrase: Freeman 1936, lot 68) 320
  131. To Olivia L. Langdon 25 and 26 August 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 322
  132. To A. Miner Griswold (Fat Contributor) 1 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. 324
  133. To Olivia L. Langdon 1 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 325
  134. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 2 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 327
  135. To Stephen C. Massett (Jeems Pipes) 2 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CtHMTH) 328
  136. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 3 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 329
  137. To Henry M. Crane 3 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CtHMTH) 330
  138. To Olivia L. Langdon 3 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 331
  139. To Olivia L. Langdon 6 and 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 335
  140. ToElisha Bliss, Jr. 7 September 1869 • (1st of 2) • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: TxEU) 339
  141. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 7 September 1869 • (2nd of 2) • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 340
  142. To John H. Gourlie, Jr. 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CtHMTH) 341
  143. To Whitelaw Reid 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 342
  144. To Olivia L. Langdon 7 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 344
  145. To Henry M. Crane 8 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 346
  146. To Olivia L. Langdon 8 and 9 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 348
  147. To the Lyceums 9 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo Express, 11 Sept 69) 351
  148. To Ausburn Towner (Ishmael) 17 September 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS, not sent: CU-MARK) 352
  149. To Henry M. Crane 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 353
  150. To George E. Barnes 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS facsimile: MHi) 354
  151. To Elisha Bliss, Jr. 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Parke-Bernet 1938b, lot 72) 355
  152. To Silas S. Packard 21 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (Packard, 110) 356
  153. To William P. Carpenter 23 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: NNC) 356
  154. To William P. Carpenter 23 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: NNC) 357
  155. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 26 and 27 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CSmH) 358
  156. ToElisha Bliss, Jr. 27 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 362
  157. To Oliver Wendell Holmes 30 September 1869 • Buffalo, N.Y. (MS: DLC) 364
  158. To Unidentified 7 October 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: CU-MARK) 366
  159. To Schuyler Colfax 9 October 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (MS: MH-H) 368
  160. To the California Pioneers 11 October 1869 • Elmira,N.Y. (New York Tribune, 14 Oct 69) 370
  161. To Emily A. Severance 27 October 1869 • Elmira, N.Y. (MS: OClWhi) 374
  162. To Olivia L. Langdon 30, 31 October, and 1 November 1869 • Pittsburgh, Pa. (MS: CU-MARK) 375
  163. To Pamela A. Moffett 9 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MTL, 1:167-9, and Paine, 946) 386
  164. To Olivia L. Langdon 10 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 390
  165. To Olivia L. Langdon 10 and 11 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 391
  166. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 November 1869 • Clinton and Holyoke, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 395
  167. To Mary Mason Fairbanks 19 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CSmH) 398
  168. To Olivia L. Langdon 19 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 399
  169. To James K. Medbery 20 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS facsimile: MacKaye, l:plate21) 400
  170. To George H. Selkirk 20-28November 1869 • Boston,Mass., or Hartford, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 401
  171. To Hiram J. Ramsdell 23 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (Transcript and paraphrase: Charles Hamilton 1964, lot 32) 402
  172. To Hiram J. Ramsdell 23 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (Transcript and paraphrase: Charles Hamilton 1964, lot 32) 403
  173. To Olivia L. Langdon 25 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 409
  174. To Olivia L. Langdon 27 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 410
  175. To Olivia L. Langdon 28 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 412
  176. To Olivia L. Langdon 29 November 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 415
  177. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle 3 December 1869 • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Eagle, 4 Dec 69) 417
  178. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle 3 December 1869 • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Eagle, 4 Dec 69) 418
  179. To James Redpath 6 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: ViU) 419
  180. To Schuyler Colfax 10 or 11 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: NSyU) 421
  181. To James Redpath 13 December 1869 • Springfield, Mass. (Merwin-Clayton, lot 128) 422
  182. To Olivia L. Langdon 14 December 1869 • Springfield, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 423
  183. To Jane Lampton Clemens and Family 15 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: NPV) 425
  184. To Olivia L. Langdon 15 and 16 December 1869 • Pawtucket, R.I., and Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 426
  185. To Pamela A. Moffett 17 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: C U - M A R K ) 429
  186. To Olivia L. Langdon 18 and 19 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 431
  187. To Olivia L. Langdon 21 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 433
  188. To Olivia L. Langdon 25 December 1869 • Boston, Mass. (MS: CU-MARK) 435
  189. To Olivia L. Langdon 27 December 1869 • New Haven, Conn. (MS: CU-MARK) 439
  190. To Joseph H. Twichell 28 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: CtY-BR) 441
  191. ToElisha Bliss, Jr. 28 December 1869 • New York, N.Y. (MS: Axelrod) 442
  192. Appendixes
  193. Appendix A 447
  194. Appendix B Enclosures with the Letters 453
  195. Appendix C Calendar of Courtship Letters: 1868-1870 473
  196. Appendix D Lecture Schedule, 1868-1870 481
  197. Appendix E Advertising Circulars 487
  198. Appendix F Photographs and Manuscript Facsimiles 501
  199. Guide to Editorial Practice 551
  200. Textual Commentaries 579
  201. References 675
  202. Index 705
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