January 6, 1910 Thursday

January 6 Thursday — Sam was at sea on the Bermudian headed for Bermuda. It would be his last stay there and last 95 days, his longest [D. Hoffman 158].

Albert Bigelow Paine wrote from Redding to Clemens: “Matters are going well. Mrs. Paine & I are sending out the cards, and I shall order two hundred more bought. Already there are over three hundred letters and telegrams and a number came in today—one from Helen Keller, which I enclose to you” [MTP].

John W. Crawford “Poet Scout” sent a letter of condolence with verse [MTP].

Zoheth S. Freeman for Liberty National Bank wrote to Sam enclosing a check for $229.19 for interest accrued [MTP].

The Jeanne D’Arc Suffrage League per W.R. Mitchell wrote from NYC, offering “...sincerest compliments and in grateful recognition of your splendid history of our patron saint” [MTP].

Jeanne Robert wrote from France to offer condolences in French [MTP].

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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