November 29 Saturday – Jesse Madison Leathers wrote to Sam after receiving his of Nov. 26 (not extant); he thanked Sam for a Feb. invite. He noted the recent death of the Earl of Durham and considered sending a cable, but thought better since “they do not know us.” He speculated the son would be easier to deal with (Leathers intended to be a claimant of the estate) than the father [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “From the rightful Earl of Durham. / Tell Warner at the breakfast if he is going to give him proof or MS of [illegible word] he reads at New Haven.”

November 29? Saturday – Sam received a letter from Richard S. Tuthill, notifying him that the Army of Tennessee veterans had voted him a “ ‘Oner’—a sort of prince in disguise—a nobleman who derives his title to nobility directly from Almighty God,” etc., in appreciation for his contributions to their Chicago reunion. Sam embedded a few remarks in the letter and returned it [MTLE 4: 165].