Clemens’s 1867 passport application is online at ancestry.com. In the
passport, his hair is described as “dark brown”.  His eyes are described as
“gray”. As an aside, his witness is C. C. Duncan.

Barb

On Monday, July 8, 2019, Clay Shannon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In Fears’ “Twain Day by Day” I read the following:
>
> Howard described by Austin as: “…a tall, immaculately dressed Englishman.”
> Sam as: “…evidently an American, of medium height, rather slouchily dressed
> in a brown linen suit and a native lauhala straw hat pulled over his eyes.
> He had a flowing silky brown moustache, rather dark tanned complexion and
> bushy dark brown hair with bright hazel eyes.
>
> Didn’t Twain have red hair ("auburn," before it turned silver) and gray
> eyes?
>
>
> - B. Clay Shannon
>