February 17 Saturday – At 21 Fifth Ave., N.Y. Sam sent his autograph on a small card to an unidentified person [MTP #10492].
Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Today Mr. Clemens said that ‘Poultney Bigelow’s father is trying to pin him to a square mile of this earth. Trying to have him settle on the old Bigelow estate for the summer. It’s somewhere up on the Hudson’” [MTP TS 31-32].
Frederick A. Duneka of Harper & Brothers wrote to Sam that Eve’s Diary “book promises to be a very beautiful one.” Sam had suggested to include “a little extract” from Adam’s Diary in the book—was he still “of the same mind”? Sam wrote on the letter on or just after this day that he was “Still of the same mind” [MTP].
President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith K. Roosevelt sent Sam an wedding announcement of their daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt to Mr. Nicholas Longworth for this date. Soon after Feb. 17 Sam wrote on the back to Isabel Lyon: “We ought to drop them a note & say we’d heard it” [MTP]. Note: See Feb. 18 to Clara; Sam’s advice here was not carried out by Miss Lyon.
Ralph W. Ashcroft wrote on Koy-Lo Co. letterhead to enclose 50 shares of stock to Sam and Stanchfield as a bonus for their last purchase of stock. The Co. had been organized in London, “to exploit the pin there….I have been too busy with pin and Plasmon matters to run up and see you this week, but will do so next week if you will let me know when to do so” [MTP].
Jean Burlingame Beatty (Mrs. Robert Chetwood Beatty) wrote from Westfield, NJ to thank Sam about an article he’d written in 1870 or 71 about her grandfather, Anson Burlingame, whom Sam much admired [MTP]. Note: see Vol. I for entries on Anson Burlingame, who made it possible for Sam’s scoop on the SS Hornet.
Charles F. Johnson wrote from Hartford, Conn. to Sam. The letter was to introduce Mrs. Parsons (first name illegible), who wished Sam to attend a dinner for the Smith College Alumnae and “to say something to [illegible word] the gayety of the occasion. Three hundred girls is rather a formidable audience, but I know you are a brave man” [MTP].
Gertrude Natkin wrote to Sam.
My darling Mr. Clemens / My vocabulary seems quite exhausted when I want to tell you how kind and good you are. I wanted to call you “sweet and dear” but I didn’t know whether you have a copy-right or not on these words. But I don’t suppose you will mind if I use them; I shall change them a little, you are very sweet and very dear.
I want to thank you for your kind gift. It is a sweet little story but that is quite natural since it is your favorite. May I be your little “Marjorie”?
I can hardly wait until I see you again as you imagine that the postponement of the lecture was quite a disappointment to me I think I will stop writing now as I am getting a little sleepy (no offense meant) and I want my thoughts always to be bright and fresh when I write to you I will have something nice to dream about after writing this to you. Good Night / The little girl who loves you / Gertrude [MTAq 13-4].
Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Today Mr. Clemens said that ‘Poultney Bigelow’s father is trying to pin him to a square mile of this earth. Trying to have him settle on the old Bigelow estate for the summer. It’s somewhere up on the Hudson’” [MTP TS 31-32].
Frederick A. Duneka of Harper & Brothers wrote to Sam that Eve’s Diary “book promises to be a very beautiful one.” Sam had suggested to include “a little extract” from Adam’s Diary in the book—was he still “of the same mind”? Sam wrote on the letter on or just after this day that he was “Still of the same mind” [MTP].
President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith K. Roosevelt sent Sam an wedding announcement of their daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt to Mr. Nicholas Longworth for this date. Soon after Feb. 17 Sam wrote on the back to Isabel Lyon: “We ought to drop them a note & say we’d heard it” [MTP]. Note: See Feb. 18 to Clara; Sam’s advice here was not carried out by Miss Lyon.
Ralph W. Ashcroft wrote on Koy-Lo Co. letterhead to enclose 50 shares of stock to Sam and Stanchfield as a bonus for their last purchase of stock. The Co. had been organized in London, “to exploit the pin there….I have been too busy with pin and Plasmon matters to run up and see you this week, but will do so next week if you will let me know when to do so” [MTP].
Jean Burlingame Beatty (Mrs. Robert Chetwood Beatty) wrote from Westfield, NJ to thank Sam about an article he’d written in 1870 or 71 about her grandfather, Anson Burlingame, whom Sam much admired [MTP]. Note: see Vol. I for entries on Anson Burlingame, who made it possible for Sam’s scoop on the SS Hornet.
Charles F. Johnson wrote from Hartford, Conn. to Sam. The letter was to introduce Mrs. Parsons (first name illegible), who wished Sam to attend a dinner for the Smith College Alumnae and “to say something to [illegible word] the gayety of the occasion. Three hundred girls is rather a formidable audience, but I know you are a brave man” [MTP].
Gertrude Natkin wrote to Sam.
My darling Mr. Clemens / My vocabulary seems quite exhausted when I want to tell you how kind and good you are. I wanted to call you “sweet and dear” but I didn’t know whether you have a copy-right or not on these words. But I don’t suppose you will mind if I use them; I shall change them a little, you are very sweet and very dear.
I want to thank you for your kind gift. It is a sweet little story but that is quite natural since it is your favorite. May I be your little “Marjorie”?
I can hardly wait until I see you again as you imagine that the postponement of the lecture was quite a disappointment to me I think I will stop writing now as I am getting a little sleepy (no offense meant) and I want my thoughts always to be bright and fresh when I write to you I will have something nice to dream about after writing this to you. Good Night / The little girl who loves you / Gertrude [MTAq 13-4].
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