July 31 Friday – Sam’s guestbook:

Name Address Date Remarks

Harriet E.G. Whitmore Hartford, Conn )       July 31 – Aug 3

Franklin G. Whitmore “        “ )

      Note: in the original guestbook, Franklin Whitmore was dated as Aug. 2 [Mac Donnall TS].

Isabel Lyon’s journal:  “The Whitmores and Ashcroft arrived this afternoon” [MTP: IVL TS 55].

Charles J. Hamlin, Boston attorney and president of the Old Colony Club wrote to invite Sam to the annual dinner on Friday, Aug. 28, hoping he would deliver a short address [MTP]. Note: IVL: “Answd”