December 29 or 30, 1875 Thursday

Submitted by scott on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 17:35

December 29 or 30 Thursday – Sam wrote a “Religious conundrum suggested by my present disease” to Twichell: “Question: If a Congress of Presbyterians is a PRESBYtery, what is a Congress of dissenters? Answer: A Dysentery” [MTL 6: 606].

Entry Date

Wed, 12/29/1875 - 12:00

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Hartford House: Day By Day

DBD: Hartford 1875 to Summer of 1876

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.