June 15 Saturday – In Elmira †, Sam wrote a short note to Franklin G. Whitmore in Hartford, advising that he would have all the money needed on July 1. He instructed that the Bissell bank account be allowed to

…overrun a trifle. But if they make any objections let me know & I will get a note discounted that falls due July 8, & forward fill up the tank [MTP].

Sam’s notebook: [chk] #4923. C.J.L. $200 June 15 / Leave $150 with him & bring $50 / Dispose of that mortgage [3: 490-1] Note: Charles J. Langdon

T. Prosser wrote from Auckland NZ enclosing a clipping titled, “Mark Twain’s Boorishness” which criticized him for a supposed line he wrote on a page of a booklet to a 9-year-old boy (not named) who had asked for “a sentiment and an autograph.” Was the case a fabrication? [MTP].