April 10 Sunday – Karl Gerhardt wrote from Paris to Sam and Livy about his entrance into and positive experience in the Ecole des Beaux Arts [MTP].

Joe Goodman wrote from Fresno to Clemens.

“Dear Mark—/ A cartload of packages came, the other day, which I supposed were public documents, but Mrs. Goodman discovered them to be a complete set of your works. … I could have wept for exceeding joy had not years of disuse rendered my tear-ducts somewhat callous….I know of no terms in which I could satisfactorily thank you.” He thought TA was ‘a capital work”. He rec’d a letter 3 days ago from Sam with pictures of the children—“what a lovely group they are!” [MTP].

Mary Keily finished her Apr. 9 letter to Sam; as before, incoherent from the Lancaster Insane Asylum [MTP].