I recall some mention of possible difficulties in returning Livy's body to the United States from Italy. I have been unable to find a reference to the American ambassador, or someone of near his rank, clearing the way to ship her body as proper documentation had not been obtained. The remark that recurs in my mind is that such clearance was given because of Mark Twain's celebrity and that an ordinary person would have been stymied and unable to send a body home again. The only reference to bureaucratic interference in Livy's death that I have been able to find is a mention in Day by Day "FLORENCE, June 7.—A funeral service of the simplest character took place over the body of Mrs. Samuel L. Clemens in the Villa Quarto to-day after a vexatious visit from sanitary officers and compliance with annoying regulations. Only members of the family were present." There was no reference to this comment other than MTP. I'm working on an essay touching on Twain's relationship with bureaucracies and this instance seems an important encounter. There are many others but this one is what prompted me to consider this question.