Fantastic! Thank you so much! Jules -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 7:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Tom Blankenship? >I'm drawing a blank, but was Tom Blankenship a real person? >And where can I find out more about him? Yes. From the autobiographical dictations: "In Huckleberry Finn I have drawn Tom Blankenship exactly as he was ... I heard, four years ago, that he was justice of the peace in a remote village in Montana and was a good citizen and greatly respected." -- Bob G.