September 3, 1859
September 3 Saturday – The Edward J. Gray left for St. Louis.
September 3 Saturday – The Edward J. Gray left for St. Louis.
September 1 Thursday – The Edward J. Gray arrived New Orleans.
August 24 Wednesday – The Edward J. Gray left for New Orleans.
August 19 Friday – The Edward J. Gray arrived St. Louis.
August 12 Friday – The Edward J. Gray left for St. Louis.
August 10 Wednesday – The Edward J. Gray arrived New Orleans.
August 2 Tuesday – Sam left St. Louis as pilot of the Edward J. Gray, (823 tons) Bart Bowen, Captain. Here was another majestic boat for Sam to pilot.
August 1 Monday – Sam wrote a piece of fiction intended for newspaper publication titled “The Mysterious Murders in Risse.” It was never published [ET&S 1: 134].
July 28 Thursday – J.C. Swon arrived in St. Louis.
July 21 Thursday – J.C. Swon left for St. Louis. A sketch, “Soleather Cultivates His Taste for Music,” appeared in the New Orleans Crescent, signed by “Soleather,” attributed by Branch to Samuel Clemens [Branch, “A Chronological”; MTL 1: 93n2]. (See July 11, 1857 entry for Sam’s comments about the Rufus J. Lackand, and a note on Marleau’s recent research disputing these dates)