November 11 Thursday — In Redding, Conn. Sam wrote to Miss Lillian I. Stivers, Niles, Calif.
Dear Miss Lillian: / Surprises are frequent, & I am used to them, but a granddaughter of Denis McCarthy is a new kind, & away out of the common order. Pleasant, too. He was entitled to all good things, & a granddaughter is the top-stone of the pyramid, I judge. I should rank her there if I had one.
I wish you all prosperity & all happiness, for that dear soul’s sake, & for your own. / Sincerely Yours / ... [MTP]. Note: Denis E. McCarthy, part owner of Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. See vol I entries.
New York Times Editors sent a printed invitation for Clemens to meet Commander Robert E. Perry at dinner on Nov. 11, 7:30, Times Building [MTP]. Note; likely sent before Nov. 11