March 20 Wednesday – Sam was on the Bermudian en route to N.Y.C. Isabel Lyon’s journal: “A beautiful rough day” [MTP TS 41].

Arthur E. Bullard for Friends of Russian Freedom wrote to advise Sam they were organizing on a national basis and requested he be on their executive committee [MTP]. Note: Lyon wrote on the letter: “I am in full sympathy with the movement & am willing to have my name used, but as I am too full of duties I cannot furnish any active service”

Ernest Hendrie wrote from London, England to ask about dramatizing “The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg” [MTP].

Robert McClelloch for the Confederate Monument wrote from St. Louis to ask Sam if he would lecture with the ladies of the St. Louis Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy [MTP]. Note: Lyon wrote on the letter: “Answrd Apr. 16 ‘07”

W. John Murray wrote from NYC to Sam having read various reviews of CS,which he discussed at length, criticizing those that hadn’t read the whole work [MTP]. Note: Lyon wrote on the letter: “Glad the reviews interested him. They never interest me, so I never read them & am therefore not aware of what he is talking about”