June 5 Monday – Sam wrote from Hartford to Webster about the Bierstadt Artotype business. He wanted Charles to look into it and see if it was worth investment [MTBus 186].

Sam also wrote to William M. Laffan, letter not extant but referred to in Laffan’s June 7 reply.

James R. Osgood wrote to Sam (Chatto & Windus to Osgood May 25 enclosed): “Yours of 3d received. We cabled Chatto on Saturday: meantime this morning arrives this letter….which sets things all right” [MTP].

John L. RoBards wrote to Sam, clippings enclosed from 5? June 1882 Hannibal Courier, containing the “Unwritten History” of Twain’s “Boyhood Days”. RoBards wrote: “The surprising contents of the inclosed clipping…will inform you of my reason for sending it.” Clemens was portrayed as “indifferent to family feeling”; RoBards had talked with the writer Reavis to correct this impression, and, regretfully shared a letter of Twain’s as well as pointing out the slab over Henry Clemens’ grave. He complimented P&P [MTP].