July 18 Wednesday – In Elmira Sam answered a 10:30 a.m. telegram from Franklin G. Whitmore:

Shall I put in a remonstrance against moving the electric light now nearly opposite you to a point about one hundred & thirty feet east on Farmington Ave. at the head of Forest St [MTP].

 with one of his own:

Yes Protest in my name by all means [MTP].

Louis Pendleton, “a struggling young scribbler” wrote from N.Y. with “designs” on Sam, trying to “stir” Sam’s curiosity about reading his book. On the envelope Sam: “Young author. Wrote him.” [MTP].

July 18 Wednesday, ca. on or after – Sam sent a letter from Frank E. Bliss to Franklin G. Whitmore back to Whitmore with the remark:

Did this check pass through your hands to the bank? I think it did.

Bliss was still making checks payable to “C. L. Webster Atty. or S.L. Clemens” [MTP].

The Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. of Hartford sent a collect telegram to S.L. Clemens, Elmira for 0.78. sender/contents unknown [MTP] See Nov. 1 bill for others during this period.