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July 13 Thursday – Sam wrote to William H. Gillette, letter not extant but referred to in Gillette’s July 18 reply.

The Clemens family was finally able to leave Hartford for Elmira. They made the first leg to New York, and, as was their custom, stayed the night [MTNJ 2: 90n198].

Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. bill of July 31 shows a telegram sent this day to Elmira, recipient not specified (see entry for others), though likely either the Crane’s or Langdons [MTP].

The Lotos Club, New York sent Sam a receipt for $6.25 dues paid [MTP].

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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