Dear Peter, I'd be interested in reading that Moreland article. Where exactly is it at again? Also, I have been working on a paper that does not concern Twain's inflluencing someone else, but it asserts that Twain was influenced in direct ways by a particularly rustic slave narrative. Shelley Fisher Fishkin has done work connecting Huck Finn to Douglass's narrative; I'd like to think that my research is an answer to her call. I think it's convincing, but if you would like to take a look at it, I'll send you a copy. Adios. Kamili