March 4 Monday – In Hartford Sam wrote to Edgar W. “Bill” Nye and James W. Riley about the Feb. 28 event where he introduced them:

The St. Botolph reception, after the Authors’ Readings in Boston Thursday knocks in the head what slender chance there was for me to reach home that night, & I am very sorry — yes, exceedingly sorry, in truth; for I could have been of service to you; I could have hidden you away from all the bores & other persecutors…[MTP].

Webster & Co. wrote to Sam, sending “an old statement of your book account, dating back to April 1885, which was forwarded us to-day by Mr. Webster.” Also a note enclosed from the Mt. Morris Bank and a PS to “Please look over our new catalogue & see how you like it” [MTP].