November 25 Monday – Julia Barnett Rice for the Society of Suppression of Noise wrote to Sam: “Dear Mr. Clemens / We both thank you—the small boy and I. /Gratefully yours…”  [MTP]. Note: Rice was crusading against fireworks that injured and killed many small boys each July.

Frederick Boyd Stevenson of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle wrote to Sam. “I enclose copy of Brooklyn Eagle containing your ‘talk.’ I hope I got the spirit of your conversation. I want to again express to you my thanks for the pleasure I received, and the instruction I received on that visit” [MTP]. Note: Lyon wrote on the letter, “Answd. Nov. 27 ‘07”