November 10 Wednesday – Sam lectured to a full house of 2,600 in Music Hall, Boston, Mass. – Sam’s letter of Nov. 9 to his sister was no exaggeration—the Boston lecture was critical to Sam’s continued success on the lecture circuit. Boston was the literary capital of the country, and success there meant easy sledding elsewhere in New England. Sam wrote from Boston to Livy his plans to spend New Year’s Day at home.  

“A Good Letter – Mark Twain’s Idea of It” appeared in the Buffalo Express. Sam’s niece, Annie Moffett’s letter was the object of Sam’s admiration [McCullough 86].