June 24 Friday – The Clemens party left Florence and arrived in Rome, staying at the Grand Hotel Du Quirinal. They intended to rest there a day for Clara, but decided to stay two days [June 26 to Langdon].
Sam’s notebook: “Kirch at the bank. Wanted private talk. I called Cecchi in, to hear. Kirch wanted to argue the case. I said he must argue in court. / Got a courier & went to Rome, arriving all well at the Quirinal hotel at 10 p.m., Mrs. & Miss Lyon with us” [NB 47 TS 13].
Sam wrote to Plasmon Co., giving his new address at York Harbor, Maine and asking: “Please send me some supplies there—Plasmon—biscuits—& cocoa” [MTP].
In Oxford, England, William Dean Howells wrote to Sam.
You have been often in my mind since your last letter came, and I wish you would tell me what you expect to do and where you expect to go. I met my wife at Liverpool on Sunday and we all came on here, for the degree I got on Wednesday. We expect to go to London next Monday, and the last of July to Italy with her later. John sails from Boston for Genoa July 2. I fancy he was hoping to see you in Florence; but I don’t know just what his plans are. If you are detained into the summer, I wish you would write me. I’m sending this on the chance that you wont get away so soon as you thought.
Elinor and Pilla join me in helpless love and pity for you all [MTHL 2: 788].
Rev. Ira S. Dodd in Riverdale, NY, wrote condolences to Sam [MTP].