October 18 Monday – In Hartford Sam wrote to Moncure D. Conway, who was on a four-month lecture tour of the Eastern and Midwestern United States. Sam asked that if Moncure received this letter, would he promise to run up to Hartford and stay with them a few days? [MTL 6: 557].

Sam also wrote to Richard M. Milnes (Lord Houghton) who had been visiting in New York and staying at the Brevoort House. Sam learned of Houghton’s presence in the city, Friday Oct. 15, but was delayed until it was too late to visit. Evidently Sam did not attend the Saturday breakfast at the Century Club, where Houghton and Moncure and other authors, publishers and artists met [MTL 6: 558].