March 10 Tuesday – The Hartford Daily Courant, page one, printed “Grant’s War Reminiscences,” which included Sam’s comments on how he acquired the contract to publish the Memoirs.

Richard Watson Gilder for Century Magazine wrote urging Sam to come and consult with them about the Grant matter. Gilder was reacting to announcements made about Grant’s Memoirs by the Webster Co. [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “Had a talk about it”

A.P.T. Elder for Elder Publishing Co., sent a printed circular (Literary Life) asking his opinion and an article of 2,500 or 3,000 words [MTP].

U.S. (no further identification) wrote from Cleveland, Ohio, a scathing blast on a postcard to Clemens:

For Gods sake give a suffering public a rest on your labored wit.—Shoot your trash & quit it.—You are only an imitator of ARTEMIS WARD & a sickening one at that & we are all sick of you. For Gods sake take a tumble & give U.S. a rest.— / U.S.— [MTP]. Note: no specific work was mentioned, but HF was published in the U.S. a month earlier.