December 12 Saturday – William Deason for Thomas Cook & Son, Florence wrote to Sam, that they rec’d his letter of Dec. 11 and were “most anxious to recover the amount which is due you” [MTP].
George Gregory Smith wrote a letter and a follow up note to Sam. Evidently, Arthur Higgs the real estate agent was suing Countess Massigila for leasing the Villa Quarto without paying his fee, in violation of her listing agreement. The follow up note revealed that after a talk with Higgs, he’d agreed to withdraw his action, and Smith wrote that “the more I see of Higgs the better I like him” [MTP].