April 3 Sunday – John Y. MacAlister wrote to Sam, the letter not extant but quoted in Sam’s notebook: “I will put aside for you 500 or 1000 shares (whichever you prefer), & if at the end of a year they are paying or are worth their par value (in the market) you can pay for them with Plasmon Founders—say at the rate of 3 Plasmon F.’s for 1000 Ls. How is that?” [NB 47 TS 8]. Note: Sam wrote after this quote: “(From Mac’s letter of Apl. 3 / 04. I’ll call for 1000 shares on those terms” [ibid]. Founder’s Shares were a type of initial shares offered, with higher priority than even preferred shares. See Mar. 21 to MacAlister.
Sam’s notebook: “Cs [Countess] Valgoria 4 to 7 / Via Cennini 2 / Montebellow / Schaefer / Grand Hotel / Paris / Fiske” [NB 47 TS 8].