September 30 Thursday – “The Ticket—Explanation” a signed article ran in the Buffalo Express [McCullough 59]. Note: this referred to by Reigstad in Sept. 29 entry.

Sam replied from Buffalo to Oliver Wendell Holmes, responding to his complimentary letter of Sept. 26 about Innocents Abroad. Sam thanked Holmes and added a compliment or two about Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. In the evening, Sam left Buffalo for Elmira [MTL 3: 364-5].