December 6 Wednesday – Sam telegraphed the American Publishing Company:

“Why have you not answered my telegram I particularly want proofs of the California part of the book expressed immediately to Reeds Hotel Erie Pa shall use some extracts in Public reading in place of a lecture if you have shipped none already maybe you better send duplicates to Toledo also answer. / Mark Twain”[MTPO].

Sam gave the “Artemus Ward” lecture in Wieting Opera House, Syracuse, New York. Roughing It was copyrighted this day [Duckett 63].

Elisha Bliss wrote to Sam: “We send you all the parts of the book [RI] we have printed so far.” He included publishing details—plates, prospectus, etc. [MTP].