January 26, 1904 Tuesday

January 26 Tuesday – John R. Carpenter, executor of Mollie Clemens’ estate wrote again, this time with a copy of Mollie’s bequests to Sam, and the family, as well as a list of Ma’s things sent in May 1900 to Annie Moffett Webster, which included a “rosebud toilet seat” [MTP].

Edward St. John Fairman, in Florence, sent verses to Sam, including two to Andrew Carnegie [MTP].

James F. Mallinckrodt, “modelmaker & mechanician” in St. Louis, wrote to Sam. “I see you have sold all your works, past and future, body and soul. Harper is the devil. If you get into his heaven you will have all hell to reform. I wouldn’t like to have your job” [MTP].