June 10 Monday – Sam likely returned to New York City this day.

Sam’s notebook: “Human Glory. Laugh at it. Quote the death-beds of the renowned. See George I, Prince Charlie, Robert Walpole, Swift, &c in McCarthy. Also Clive & others. Wolsey. Napoleon. Lear, Macbeth. Dupleix.. | Death-Beds of the Famous. | Not all sad. Washington, Franklin & others | Joan of Arc. | Put in blighted insignificants, too—Dan de Quille, Jim Quarles, &” [NB 44 TS 12]. Note: Gribben refers this first part to Justin McCarthy’s (1830-1912) A History of Our Own Times, from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 (1880) [435].

Charles H. Crane of the Beaufort West Printing and Publishing Co. in Cape Colony, S. Africa, wrote to Sam enclosing a prospectus on the publishing business; it was “a cheeky note” he admitted “but I seem to know you so well” [MTP].