March 6 Monday – William Dean Howells returned to Boston [MTHL 1: 392n1].

Sam telegraphed from Hartford to John Russell Young. Sam had written to General Grant for a favor of keeping Howells’ father in his Toronto consulate position. He asked Young to get Grant’s answer and write or send him a telegram, saving Grant the bother [MTP].

He also wrote to Dean Sage, letter not extant but referred to in Sage’s Mar. 7 reply.

Abbott H. Thayer wrote from NYC to ask Sam to save him Thurs-Sat. March 16-18 and he expected to need only the first two days to complete Sam’s portrait [MTP].