According to T*he Springfield Daily Republican* (November 30, 1869) Twain was to lecture that evening in Thompsonville, Connecticut's North Congregational Church on the "Curiosities of California" for the "Thompsonviille lecture association." Alain Munkittrick, Associate MUNKITTRICK ASSOCIATES, LLC Architecture, Interior Design and Space Planning PO Box 167 Cobalt, CT 06414 Tel: 860.342.4333 Street Delivery: 235 Middle Haddam Road Portland, CT 06480 This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information and is for use by the designated addressee(s) named above only. Any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any use or reproduction of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Munkittrick Associates. On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 3:59 PM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > So I'm working on Twain's routes for the "Our Fellow Savages" tour. > November 29, 1869 he's in Newtonville, MA - just a short step from > Boston. November 30, he's in Thompsonville. Thompsonville, CT is quite > a distance from Boston but it seems to be the agreed upon location for > his lecture. Maybe Thompsonville, MA - just a small village in Newton, > MA - also just a short step from Boston - as been overlooked. > > Is there any corroborating evidence as to what town he might have > lectured in? Just the next day he is reported to have been in Brooklyn. >