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 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > When chemists die, they barium. > > John Greenman > [log in to unmask] > > > Mark Twain Audiobooks from Librivox < > https://librivox.org/reader/107?primary_key=107&search_category=reader&search_page=1&search_form=get_results > > > My Mark Twain audio recordings at Archive.org < > https://archive.org/search.php?query=Audio+%22John+Greenman%22&sort=-downloads > > >