May 14 Friday — James M. Beck for Shearman & Sterling (Attys.) wrote to Sam, not having a reply for his May 10 letter canceling the engagement, as he was purchasing a house at Sea Bright and wished “to take possession at an early date” [MTP]. Note: “Ans’d May 18, ‘09”
Belle V. Elliott for the Saturday Club of Brunswick, Maine wrote to ask Sam to come speak in November or sometime in the winter [MTP]. Note: “Ans’d May 18, ‘09”
C.A. Speakman for American Lithograph Co., NYC wrote to ask Sam if they might use his portrait entitled “contentment” on p. 953 in May’s Harper’s Magazine, “because it would make an unusually good cigar label” [MTP]. Note: “Ans’d May 18, 09”