January 22 Saturday – Sam wrote from Elmira to Elisha Bliss. He had begun a book about Noah’s Ark, which was never completed. He also wrote that he was “prosecuting Webb in the N.Y. courts” to regain the copyright of the Jumping Frog book, which Charles Webb had entered in his own name. He intended then to break up the plates “& prepare a new vol. of Sketches.” He also asked Elisha for a quarterly statement on Innocents Abroad [MTL 4: 33-4].

Sam’s article, “Around the World Letter No. 7,” was printed in the Buffalo Express. Subtitles within the article: “CHINAMEN,” and “DESPERADOES.”