How did Henry Huttleston Rogers help Mark Twain recover from bankruptcy?

Henry Huttleston Rogers, a Standard Oil executive, played a pivotal role in helping Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) recover from bankruptcy during the 1890s.

After befriending the writer, Rogers took charge of organizing Clemens’s chaotic financial affairs. He guided Clemens through the process of declaring bankruptcy and restructuring his assets, which included assigning his copyrights to his wife, Olivia.1

To generate the necessary funds to pay off his creditors, Rogers managed Clemens’s finances with great shrewdness. He oversaw the investments of revenue earned from Clemens’s grueling global lecture tour and his subsequent book, Following the Equator. Through these combined efforts, Clemens was able to pay his debts in full by 1898. Furthermore, Rogers actively worked to rehabilitate the public image of "Mark Twain," successfully restoring his reputation as a man of impeccable moral character.2