Esmeralda Letters for the Year 1862

Esmeralda, NV - 13 April 1862

sam clemens writes brother orion a rather disheartened letter concerning their mining interests

Esmeralda, NV - 11 May 1862

sam clemens writes brother orion an exultant letter concerning their mining interests

Esmeralda, NV - 20 May 1862

sam clemens writes another in a long string of letters about shared mining interests with bother orion

Esmeralda, NV - 1 June 1862

extract from sam clemens letter to brother orion about trouble at a mine he was working

Esmeralda, NV - 15 June 1862

extract from sam clemens letter to brother orion mining interest - date uncertain

Esmeralda, NV - 30 June 1862

sam clemens writes brother orion about mining interests

Esmeralda, NV - 23 July 1862

sam clemens writes to orion about mining interests and possibility of writing for a sacramento paper

Esmeralda, CA - 7 August 1862

sam clemens considers quitting the mining business and accepting a staff position on a newspaper

Esmeralda, CA - 15 August 1862

sam clemens writes his last mining letter.