December 29 Thursday – Wrote to Sam: Elisha Bliss wrote: “I send the contracts, one a copy of the one you signed, the other a short one for sketch book—comprehensive enough for all purposes. … I mention your altering the old sketches a little to secure a new copyright on them. Would it not be a good plan. You know best, but if you don’t do it some scallawag may run us opposition you know… [MTP].

Isaac E. Sheldon wrote from NYC: “Friend Clemens / Your two favors have come to hand. / Your idea is first rate & it is the very thing that I intended to do.” He gave more publishing details for “Burlesque Autobiography” [MTP].