October 13 Sunday – QC arrived at Cagliari, island of Sardinia at 9 PM, and left at midnight without disembarking passengers. Sam began a letter to his mother and family, writing on Oct. 13, 15, and 17 brief notes about his whereabouts, travel plans, the restrictions of quarantine and arrival back in New York [MTL 2: 97-8].

Sam’s “Holy Land Excursion. Letter from Mark Twain Number Fourteen” dated July 29 ran in the Alta California [McKeithan 59-66].