January 7 Saturday – Clemens was elected to membership in the elite Buffalo Club. He resigned his membership two months after leaving Buffalo [Reigstad 187-188]. Note: William G. Fargo was president of the club.

In “The Literature of the United States in 1870,” the Athenæum, p.15, briefly mentioned IA, but gave higher plaudits to Bret Harte for The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches [Tenney 3-4].

David R. Locke (Petroleum V. Nasby) wrote to Sam: “I enclose you the first of Redpath’s sketches, with his note to me. I think it is good, but whether it had better go in the Galaxy or not is the question. Do with it as you like. If you don’t use it for the Galaxy send it back to me & I will shove it into some daily” [MTP].