Thank you very much for the quick response. I was stepping on my own feet here as Twain's next lecture, in Brooklyn, is addressed on the next linked page. I was still thinking that perhaps he returned to Boston before going to Brooklyn. Thompsonville, CT is not so far afield in Twain's route as it is just a short jaunt to Hartford from Thompsonville and then on to Brooklyn. On 6/21/21 1:09 PM, Munkittrick Associates wrote: > 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