John, yes, the earliest we know of at the moment. Published in Orion's
Hannibal *Western Union,* 16 January 1851, p. 3. *Early Tales & Sketches,
Volume 1,* pp. 61-62.

Bob

On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 8:08 AM John Greenman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I’ve seen that "A Gallant Fireman”  might be Sam’s first published work.
>
> Anyone know when and where??
>
> And also….is there a digital (or other) copy of it somewhere???
>
> thanks!
> -j
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> When chemists die, they barium.
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> John Greenman
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> Mark Twain Audiobooks from Librivox <
> https://librivox.org/reader/107?primary_key=107&search_category=reader&search_page=1&search_form=get_results
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> My Mark Twain audio recordings at Archive.org <
> https://archive.org/search.php?query=Audio+%22John+Greenman%22&sort=-downloads
> >
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