September 25 Saturday – Sam’s signed article, “Rev. H.W. Beecher – His Private Habits,” ran in the Express. By this date, The Buffalo Express had published six pieces signed “Mark Twain.” These pieces appeared nearly every Saturday and paid Sam $25 each [McCullough xxii]. Sam would publish over 50 pieces in the Express [Wilson 177]. A poem, “The Last Word,” ran in the Express signed by Sam, “Some of the Little Women” [Gribben 14].

Sam inscribed a copy of IA to Abraham R. Jackson:

To 
A.     Reeves Jackson
The imperturbable “Doctor” mentioned in this
Volume and one of the most companionable
Pilgrims that graced this well-nigh graceless
Excursion.
From his friend and comrade
Mark Twain
Buffalo, Sept 25, 1869 [MTP, drop-in letters].