January 6 Monday – Isabel Lyon’s journal:  A.B. came in for a few minutes this a.m. but not to give any chance for billiards. The King was sorry. Miss Nichols arrived. The King is interested because Will Gillette speaks of buying a “Jay Farm” up in Redding.

Mr. Howells told the King a dear little story about a little girl who had a baby brother. She watched her mother bathing him one day, she had never seen him in his tub before, and she said to her mother, “Isn’t it good that it didn’t come on his face” [MTP: IVL TS 4]. Note: Miss Marie Nichols.

S.R. Benjamin wrote to Sam soliciting automobile insurance [MTP]. Note: Lyon wrote on the letter, “Thanks for the letter, but Mr. Clemens does not expect to own an automobile” and “Ans Jan 12, inst.”

Howells & Stokes wrote to Sam. “We enclose our certificate #1043 for $2784.37 covering the fifth payment in connection with Mr. Sunderland’s contract for your new residence” [MTP]. Note: William Webb Sunderland and Son was the contractor on the Redding house.

Charles J. Langdon wrote to Sam enclosing a draft for $2,120.00 for Minneapolis Electric Co. bonds which matured Jan 1 [MTP].

Joe Twichell wrote to Sam, forced to decline an invitation by the Lotos Club for a dinner in Twain’s honor next Saturday evening. Saturdays were “near impossible” for him anyway, but had a long standing appointment to preach at Williams College on that day [MTP].