December 9 Saturday – Moncure Conway wrote to Sam offering followup in the Belford piracy matter for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Belford was doubtful Sam’s copyright was valid in Canada, but Chatto would continue the fight. Legal remedies open to Sam and Chatto would only led to a Pyrrhic victory, since penalties for violation of the 1875 Canadian copyright act were small, and the damage done to U.S. sales of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer were a fait accompli. Therefore, no injunction to restrain Belford’s acts was sought. [MTPO Notes with Nov. 2, 1876 to Conway].