December 9 Thursday – Sam’s humorous note to Childhood’s Appeal ran in that publication [MTLE 5: 213]. (See Nov. 30 entry.)

Charles Perkins wrote to Sam about Bissell & Co. offering an attractive investment at a “very choice 7” percent for a loan of $5,000 [MTNJ 2: 379n68]. Sam bought in.

The Jan. 1, 1881 bill from Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. shows a telegram sent to Buffalo (party unknown, see that entry for others).

Christian Tauchnitz wrote from Leipzig, Germany to thank Sam for his “kind and interesting letter of Oct. 7.” He offered 300 Marks for part of Roughing It [MTP].