July 11 Tuesday – Sam wrote (typed) from Hartford to Charles Webster about a bill on the remodeling work for the Farmington Avenue house. The Clemens family would leave for New York “Thursday [July 13] evening, and leave for Elmira after a very early breakfast” [MTBus 190]. 

Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. bill of July 31 shows a telegram sent this day to New York, recipient not specified (see entry for others) [MTP].

Joe Twichell wrote from Paris, France that they’d met the Gerhardts twice. He gave a glowing account of admiration of each of them, Hattie “isn’t she the dearest little woman?” and Karl, “so sincere”. A long tender letter [MTP].

Meade & Graham, Law and Land Office, Henrietta Texas wrote to Sam, having rec’d his letter of July 5. They asked for the address of Mrs. S.M. Baird “to whom you say the land belongs” [MTP]. On the back of the env. someone has written, “L.M. Baird / Beaumont / Jefferson Co. / Texas