January 29 Wednesday – In Riverdale, N.Y. Sam replied to the Jan. 19 of Alletta F. Dean: “Don’t you give away that oesophagus away again, or I’ll never trust you with another privacy!” [MTP].

Sam also wrote to attorney Augustus T. Gurlitz, about the trial against Butler Brothers. “…don’t put the matter before me till a day before the trial—I should forget every detail, otherwise” [MTP: Sotheby’s catalogs, Dec. 11, 1990, Item 384].

Sam also wrote a “private” note to Franklin G. Whitmore about coming to Hartford.

“Please meet me at Mr. Twichell’s house about 10 a. m., Feb. 1 & go with me to the Safety Deposit for some things. I leave for New York that day. / Don’t tell anybody I am coming” [MTP].

Sam also wrote to Charles Erskine Scott Wood.

Think it over, then ask me again if you like, & I will give you a letter to Carnegie, the which I have never done before, because I think I know him. I believe I know him well enough to know that he would not take any interest in it. But it’s for you to say; if you sound the call, I’ll answer.

I’ve been away since Jan. 20 & just returned [MTP]. Note: in Wood’s hand on the letter a short note—he thought later it had been about getting an endowment for a School of the Theatre, but he’d dropped the idea.

Sam also sent a telegram to Frank Fuller, declining to offer a testimonial for Gluten Soap that Fuller was marketing (telegram not extant but referred to on env. of Fuller’s Jan. 2) [MTP].

Elisabeth Marbury wrote to Sam. “I am herewith returning your agreement with Mr. Dillingham having taken a copy of same. As I told you yesterday I really think you will do well with this arrangement” [MTP].