February 27 Saturday — Pieter Bausch wrote from Amsterdam, Holland to thank Sam for his letter and for the $50 sent. A photo of a somber Mr. & Mrs. Bausch is in the file [MTP]. Note: “P. Bausch / Interesting (Photo)”; Sam paid Bausch in order to use his letter in his Autobiography. Bausch kept writing until he became a pest and Sam would not answer. Bausch then wrote to Harpers.
Lewis H. Machen wrote from Alexandria, Va. to Sam. “I was glad to know, from the letter of your secretary received last month, that no responsible person had ever succeeded in fastening upon you the charge of being a humorist.” He wished to give an illustration for the next edition of CS, and also told a humorous anecdote about the flea, a subject which he noted from “A Tramp Abroad” and also “Tom Sawyer Abroad” [MTP}.