>In annotations for Mark Twain’s letter of 2 Dec. 1867 to Elisha Bliss, the editors state that Richardson’s BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI had sold 75,000 copies by late 1869. (Online at marktwainproject.org). Beverly David in her study of MARK TWAIN’S ILLUSTRATORS documents a number of illustrations that Bliss reused from Richardson’s book in Mark Twain’s books.
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Ah, thanks. That note had exactly what I was looking for, and more.

 -- Bob G.