August 10 Monday – Sam left New York in the morning for the long train ride to Elmira. He telegraphed from Portland, Penn. to Theodore W. Crane: “Shall arrive at the usual / S L Clemens” [MTP]. Portland was en route to Elmira.

Hotel Normandie, New York, billed Sam $154.53 for “room 7 days @ 4$; restaurant 22.90; boot black .50; telegrams 1.60; messages .75, washing 2.22; cash Aug. 6, 7 and 9th $5, $5 and $50; Aug. 10 $5” = $65 [MTP].

Robert U. Johnson for Century Magazine wrote about receiving criticisms to the Grangerford and Shepherdson feud in HF. He enclosed a clipping from the Cincinnati Enquirer (not in file) of Aug. 10. [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “Southern feud. / Answer”; Johnson also sent a note with a Kemble sketch for the MS. of “My Campaign against Grant”

John C. Fuller (b. ca. 1838) wrote from Cincinnati, Ohio enclosing a clipping (not extant) from the Aug. 10 issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer reporting a real family feud paralleling the Grangerford-Shepherdson conflict in HF. Fuller closes with: “If it lies within your power either as writer or publisher to bring this knowledge to the attention of the lunkheads who disbelieve in the reality of the southern vendetta, I pray you do so, and confer an everlasting favor upon / Yours Truly…” [MTP].

Robert Spaulding wrote regretting he could not attend Sunday afternoon [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “The Spaulding dog declines our cat’s invitation to a garden party.”

Webster & Co per Frederick J. Hall wrote enclosing a clipping from this morning’s NY World quoting Fred Grant as saying “that there might not be enough matter for two volumes.” This was a problem since they’d taken large orders for two volumes [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “shall I write Col. Grant?”

Worden & Co.  Wrote sale of a stock and they’d send proceeds of $4,887.50 to Webster & Co.  [MTP].