February 15 Thursday ca. – Susy Clemens dictated a letter to Frank Millet, who stayed with the family a week and painted Sam’s portrait in mid-January. Millet may have sent the girls’ valentines.

Dear Mr. Millet Bay and I has both got valentines, I have a sun fan and a German book and bay’s got a new carriage—Papa teached me that tick, tick—my Grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf so it stood 90 years on the floor. Mr. Millet is that the same clock what is in your picture—Dear Mr Millet I give you my love. I put it on my heart to get the love out. The little Kittye is in Bays Carriage my love and Susy Clemens Write me a little note [Salsbury 59].

February 15 or 16 Friday – Sam wrote a follow-up letter to the editor of the New York World concerning Captain Duncan, whom he called a “glittering & majestic embezzler!” [MTLE 2: 20-23]. Note: Sam’s wordy and extreme reaction seem out of proportion to Duncan’s lecture remarks.