October 16 Monday – From Hartford, Sam typed a letter to George W. Cable. A date for Cable’s visit had evidently been set. The weather was beautiful; they’d seen a comet and Sam hoped to finish LM this week,

“FOR I HAVE ALREADY FINSHED WRITING ALL I DON’T KNOW ABOUT NEW ORLEANS” [MTP].

Twichell’s journal notes meeting Cable on Dec. 16 at Sam’s. One of the two entries might be misdated, or, possibly Cable arrived at Sam’s after he’d typed the above letter. Joe’s entry:

“Monday forenoon we drove over to Farmington to see Susie S. at Mrs. Porters school, returning in time to lunch at M.T.’s where we had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Geo. Cable of New Orleans, the author—a charming man—modest and good” [Yale, copy at MTP].

The court of common pleas in New York continued a temporary injunction against the New York News Co., restraining them from publishing an advertisement of one of Sam’s books, unspecified, in the Newsdealers’ Bulletin and Prices Current. The Hartford Courant of Oct. 17, 1882, p. 2 ran a short paragraph about the continuation resulting in a lawsuit brought by Sam “some time ago.” Note: no other articles on this suit or injunction were found in either the Courant or the New York Times.

Karl Gerhardt wrote to Sam and Livy going over several areas that caused extra expenses, and generally being concerned about another mouth to feed [MTP].

Worden & Co. wrote twice to Sam. The first letter is badly faded but mentions Sam’s of the 14th, Sage was in Albany and there’s reference to a sale of stock. Second Note: “Your second telegram just received at 2.10 pm. / We shall carry out the instructions of Mr Sage—who is in Albany at present” [MTP].