February 14 Tuesday – Sam and Livy probably took the trip to New York this day that Sam had mentioned in several previous letters. The Gilsey House bill of Feb. 21 specified nights from Feb. 15 through Feb. 18, plus other purchases, and sets the timeframe for this trip.

Dean Sage wrote from NYC. He had rec’d Sam’s telegram of this day (not extant) but could not meet him on Thursday as he & the wife were leaving that day for Ft. Monroe [MTP].

Tiffany & Co., per Skinner wrote they had shipped “a case of glass to be used over the mantel,” and asked that it be put aside until their men could put it in place [MTP]. The glass case to be used above the mantel was shipped by Louis C. Tiffany & Co. [MTNJ 2: 448].

Jacob E. Hemmell (b. ca. 1841) wrote a letter from Baltimore, overflowing with praise and flattery to lobby for an autograph [MTP].