Our Iowa cousins' recently cleaned their attic and gave us a small trunk of family papers among which was a deed from 1855 at the bottom of which is printed "Clemens Printer, Keokuk". Being a proud owner of two dozen UC Press MT volumes, this find was rather exciting. I've been in touch with the folks at the MT Project and have sent pictures. The deed is one of 3 or 4 known examples of Orion's printing from Keokuk. Also working for Orion at the time were his brothers Sam and Henry and Dick Hingham. At least ten very different typefaces were used to print the document. Can any members of this Forum enlighten me on printing styles of the 1850's? Was such variety common? (Or did the type-setter say to himself: "Ooo, I'll try this one next, never used it before.") Orion's letterhead (reproduced in Letters Vol. 1, p 64) has examples of some of the typefaces used and suggests that he liked variety. I also need help naming the faces. I've spent many hours at the Cleveland Public Library and can properly describe their features and general styles but proper names, as used in the 1850's, elude me. I could also use an appraisal if there are any 'Twainiana' experts out there. Thank you, Bill Duhigg