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January 22 Saturday – Wm. T. Bassett, hairdresser, billed Sam $24.50 for “Dec. 23 up to Jan. 22 for shaving and haircutting, plus 1 lather brush, 1 sponge” [MTP].

Frederick Douglass wrote from Washington to Sam. “Mr Charles J. Langdon has sent me your kind and characteristic note to Genl Garfield in my behalf. Please accept my sincere thanks for your good word” [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “From Fred. Douglas the famous colored orator, formerly a slave—now Marshall of Washington & desirous of retaining the office”.

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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