February 28 Thursday – Sam’s notebook: “Players—dinner—Riggs & Hutton. 7.30” [NB 44 TS 6].

Life Feb. 28, 1901 p. 166 ran this political cartoon (insert) titled, “The American Lion of St. Mark’s.”

Miss Gertrude Bloede of Brooklyn wrote compliments of Twain’s “Sitting in Darkness” article [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env. “Add a line thanks for fine poetry”

George P. Davis of Brookline, Mass. wrote against Sam’s article “Sitting in Darkness” and suggesting Sam “contribute to the American Board of Missions, say a thousand dollars or so, to help Dr Ament, and other faithful missionaries in their work, not as any compensation for the wrong you may have done, but as a token of your deep interest in the work” [MTP].

 Emma White, Sam’s cousin, wrote from Kansas City, Mo. to Sam, seeking genealogical information; she’d neglected to write down the name Sam had given her to write for the information [MTP]. Note: any prior letter to or from Sam by Emma White is not extant.