July 12 Monday – In Elmira, Sam wrote to Elisha Bliss, complimenting the promotional circular for IA and requesting that some be sent to his agent, James Redpath [MTL 3: 283].

Elisha Bliss wrote to Clemens.

Yours rec’d. Our Pros will be out in 2 or 3 days We are binding books also. We have deemed it best not to open our batteries right in the heat of haying

We shall commence in course of a week or so. We shall ship Books to California on the steamer of 24th inst—Prospectus will go on 16th so you see the Books will be there by the time you are—We shall do all in our power to make a big thing out of this. Unfortunately we have been delayed too long to make a summer Book of it—but unavoidably We propose to make a fall book of it with every advantage of full preparation & an early start— / Truly/ E Bliss Jr Scy [MTPO].

John J. Murphy wrote from NYC, that he was waiting for Huntington to get Twain a pass on the Central RR [MTP].