December 23 Sunday – Sam’s notebook: “Howells and W.B. Suyman the Boer at 11 a.m” [NB 43 TS 32]. Note: W.B. Suyman was identified in a Jan. 31, 1900 NY Tribune, p. 5 article, “Brave Hearts in London” as a Boer General. The above likely a luncheon.

At 14 W. 10th in N.Y.C. Sam wrote to Harriet E. Whitmore.

It arrived last night & went into Howells’s hands this morning, before I had half read it; but as he thought I meant him to take it home with him, I didn’t say anything of course. He is the right man & the competent one.

We are rushing things to-night, to get away at 10 in the morning, where we remain till the 29th [MTP]. Note: miscataloged as Dec. 24, yet headed “Sunday.”