1867
The year the steamer Quaker City sailed from New York with Mark Twain on its pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land.
1867 CE
The Program of the Grand Pleasure Excursion
Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad (1869), on the printed programme for the 1867 Quaker City excursion · programme dated February 1, 1867; book published 1869
BROOKLYN, February 1st, 1867. The undersigned will make an excursion as above during the coming season, and begs to submit to you the following programme: A first-class steamer, to be under his own command, and capable of accommodating at least one hundred and fifty cabin passengers, will be selected, in which will be taken a select company, numbering not more than three-fourths of the ship's capacity. There is good reason to believe that this company can be easily made up in this immediate vicinity, of mutual friends and acquaintances. The steamer will be provided with every necessary comfort, including library and musical instruments. An experienced physician will be on board.
Brooklyn, February 1, 1867. The undersigned will make an excursion as above during the coming season, and begs to submit to you the following program: A first-class steamer, to be under his own command, and able to hold at least one hundred and fifty cabin passengers, will be selected. It will take a select company, numbering not more than three-fourths of the ship's capacity. There is good reason to believe that this company can easily be made up in this immediate neighborhood, of mutual friends and acquaintances. The steamer will be provided with every necessary comfort, including a library and musical instruments. An experienced physician will be on board.