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Nasby

American  
[naz-bee] / ˈnæz bi /

noun

  1. Petroleum V., pen name of David Ross Locke.


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After the war, one politician claimed that the rebellion had been put down by “the Army, the Navy, and the Nasby Letters.”

From Washington Post Nov. 12, 2020

“I think it’s something Springfield can be very proud of,” Springfield resident Bruce Nasby said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2017

But both usages were antedated in writings by Carl Schurz in 1871 and Petroleum V. Nasby in 1866.

From Time Magazine Archive

That lie began its course on the Pacific coast, in 1864, and it likened me in personal appearance to Petroleum V. Nasby, who had been out there lecturing.

From Chapters from My Autobiography by Twain, Mark

There is a photograph of Mark Twain, Nasby, and Josh Billings together.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Paine, Albert Bigelow

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