“A Penny for Your Thoughts” was submitted for copyright deposit on December 16, 1861, by Horace Waters of New York.
penny for your thoughts
1861
Horace Waters O. Ditson & Co.
1874/1877
Chas. W. Harris
1872/1873
1865/1868
C.M. Tremaine O. Ditson & Co.
1861-1899 1861/1899
Chas. Sheard & Co. Music Publishers & Printers