September 15 Friday – Sam wrote from Elmira to James R. Osgood, mailing him another chapter of LM.

“Book nearly done, now. Is mainly in the hands of the copyist. Will send you the seven (reprint) chapters, revised and corrected presently—the ones first illustrated by the artist…so you can hurry up your canvassing specimen” [MTP]. 

Charles Webster wrote to ask if it would be good plan to see Osgood’s people before declaring a General Agency for Sam’s book [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “Webster asks advice”

September 15 Friday ca. – H.K. Green for Tiffany & Co. wrote to Clemens after hearing from Charles Langdon that Sam had not rec’d his watch chain. It was sent by M.L. Express “the very day I rec’d your favor” [MTP]. See Sept. 17 entry.