scott
25 March 2025
October 7 Wednesday – George Gregory Smith sent a telegram and wrote a letter to Sam, confirming the lease agreement for the Villa in Florence. [MTP; Oct. 9 to Goodman]. Hill gives the rental price at 10,000 Lire, which was “half the original lease price” [70]. Note: in his Oct. 11 to his mother, Smith noted Sam “cabled his satisfaction”; cable not extant [Orth 30].
Sam wrote a note to himself: “I have a lease on this villa until November 1, 1904, at 834 lire per month. It is furnished, & has fifty or sixty rooms. I desire to sub-let it, at half the price I am paying. Possession given at any time after the first of February. Apply to Mr. Higgs, real estate agent, 8 via / Mark Twain” [MTP: DV245 file]. Note: Arthur W. Higgs.
Entry Date
Oct 07, 1903 - Wed