April 20 Saturday – Sam wrote from Elmira to James Redpath about an article James had sent and to send him a blurb to advertise Roughing It [MTL 5: 77].

April 19 Friday – Sam wrote a short note from Elmira to Frank Bliss, asking him to send William C. Smythe, city editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, a copy of RI [MTL 5: 76].

April 18 Thursday – Bill dated Apr. 8 marked paid from Arnold, Constable & Co., New York importers silks, linens for two cloaks, $12 each [MTP]. This paid bill shows Sam must have made the ten-hour trip by train back to Elmira this day.

April 15 Monday – Bill from Arnold, Constable & Co., New York marked paid for one hat $4 [MTP].

April 13 Saturday – Sam saw Charles Langdon off at the pier [MTL 5: 75].

April 12 Friday – Sam was at the Astor House in New York [MTL 5: 75].

April 11 Thursday – Sam left for New York, probably with Charles Langdon, who sailed for England on Apr. 13. Twichell had planned to be in New York on Apr. 9, so it’s possible Sam went earlier and met him there [MTL 5: 75].

April 8 Monday – Bill paid to W.B. Willard, flour & grain dealer, $6.55 [MTP].

April 6 Saturday – The London Examiner under “Life in the Western States” ran a review that declared:

Roughing It is, in some respects, superior to The Innocents at Home. It is more consecutive and less fragmentary, but both are equally racy and entertaining [Budd, Reviews 103]. See Feb. 1872 entry

April 2 Tuesday – Joe Twichell replied to the notice of Susy’s birth.