April 26 Tuesday – Sam wrote from Buffalo to Frank Fuller, who was trying to sell Sam more insurance. Sam mentioned what was to be a small tempest with “John Quill” (Charles Heber Clark 1841-1915) about the ending to a story Quill claimed was his. (In “The Story of the Good Little Boy Who Did Not Prosper,” a boy is blown up with nitro-glycerin) [MTL 4: 119-122].

Francis P. Church of the Galaxy wrote to Sam: “Enclosed I send check for the 12th part of $2000 for the May Memoranda. / Please try to let me have the June lot soon…As you see, it has made a hit” [MTP]. See May entry.