January 26 Saturday – Sam’s notebook: “New York Theatre—box (?)” [NB 44 TS 4]. Note: see insert ad for New York Theatre, Broadway at 45th Street.

At 1410 W. 10th in N.Y.C., Sam wrote to William Oliver Fuller, Jr. (b.1856), journalist, author, lecturer, editor of the Rockland (Me.) Courier-Gazette, humorous writer for various N.Y. papers.

“Yes, the slippers are not mates. Please send mates. It is base to travel about the country with slippers which are not mates: they deceive. Persons once deceived will be afraid to trust you again. / P.S. Is there a back window at Aldrich’s—& is it close to the ground?” [MTP]. Note: Fuller, often seen as W.O. Fuller, Jr., was the author of What Happened to Wigglesworth (1901) not in Gribben.

Sam also wrote to Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Cue: “By George, I’m having a time with the umbrella!” [MTP]. Note: UCCL 12753 letter is currently unavailable.