September 4, 1902 Thursday

September 4 Thursday – In York Harbor, Maine Sam wrote to Eleanor V. Hutton (Mrs. Laurence Hutton).

Didn’t I answer your kind letter? I am afraid not, as I find it mixed-up in the long accumulation. Mails get neglected these days,—since Aug. 11.

Yesterday & to-day, however, I have been hard at it; for Mrs. Clemens has sat up in a chair a moment, both days, & is going to get well [MTP].

Sam’s notebook “About this time we were offered $50,000 in 5% bonds of a far-off RR. Had to decline because Mr. Rogers thought them doubtful” [NB 45 TS 25]. Note: Sidney A. Witherbee had made an offer for the sale of the Clemens’ Hartford house with doubtful securities.