June 13 Monday – Sam and Livy traveled to Hartford and met George W. Cable, as testified by Cable’s June 14 letter to his wife:

      I think my last line was Sat’y morning. After writing I went to the office of J.R. Osgood & Co. & made the acquaintance of Mr. Osgood’s brother, E.L. Osgood & of the two Messrs. Ticknor. Then I went & bade my dear Col. Fairchild goodbye (as I had already done Howells & Col. F.’s sister, Mrs. Dean), and so on the cars and away for Hartford.

      I went to see Charles Dudley Warner. Found him, his brother George & Mrs. George Warner. It is hard to realize now that I have known these kind, gentle, hearty friends only four days. They telegraphed at once to Mr. Clemens (Mark Twain) to come up—from somewhere beyond New Haven [Branford]. On Monday they came—taking the first train that started after their rec’t of telegram. We doubted its reaching them & I was out inspecting the insane asylum & then seeing the marvelous beauties of the state-house (inside & outside). Both Mr. & Mrs. Clemens came, Mrs. Clemens “inviting herself,” as she said.

      And so I met Mark Twain. We all lunched together & “Mark” & Mr. Warner were ever so funny. But soon the Clemenses had to bid us good-bye & return to the cars & to New Haven. I will tell you all about it some day, from the hearty meeting to the pleasant but regretful parting. George Warner took me out again in the afternoon, driving in & out of the beautiful town.

      In the evening I dined with them. Met Charles Dudley Warner, Rev. Jos. Twichell, Rev. Ed. Parker, Mr & Mrs. Geo. Warner & Gen’l Hawley. A brilliant company [Bickle 69]. Note: MTNJ 2: 396n137 gives only “mid-June” for the first meeting of Cable and Twain. This letter clearly gives June 13.

Charles E.S. Wood wrote to advise Sam he was mailing a shirt which he thought Twichell had left during a recent visit to West Point (Col. R.C. Morgan to Wood of June 9 enclosed) [MTP]. Note: Morgan was the brother of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864).