November 20 Saturday – Sam wrote from Boston to James K. Medbery, declining to write a Christmas book for the American Literary Bureau [MTL 3: 400].

Sam also wrote to his Buffalo Express partner, George H. Selkirk about an exchange with Henry George, editor of the Oakland, California Transcript. “Give him a Weekly exchange, Col.” Written on George’s Nov. 9 note, this might have been sent anytime from Nov. 20 to Nov. 28 [MTL 3: 401].

“Civilized Brutality,” an unsigned article attributed to Sam ran in the Buffalo Express [McCullough 93].

Sam also wrote to a Mr. Davis, supplying a requested autograph on an unused portion of Davis’ letter: 

“Mr. Davis — / Dear Sir — / Having no paper at hand at the moment, I take the liberty of dividing your note & pressing its blank page into service. / Yrs Truly / Saml L. Clemens / Mark Twain” [Bonham’s Oct. 17, 2006 auction; sale 14243, Lot 3303].