August 8 Thursday – Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam about Johnson of the Century wanting the material and illustrations and of the one picture by Daniel Beard “made as a sample.”

P.S. Since writing the above, I have received your letter of August 6th and note carefully what you say. You speak therein of not having received the type-written copies of the selections for the Century. These were mailed to you three or four days ago, and if you have not received them by this time, let me know and I will have duplicates made [MTP].

Robert Underwood Johnson for Century Magazine wrote to Sam:

It is agreed between Mr Hall and yourself and myself that the chapter is to go into the November number. / Moreover, we like Mr. Beard’s first drawing — the armed figure charging upon the dry goods drummer in the tree — and pray that you will not omit an excuse for the use of it… [note: Sam wrote on the env. “Tell him he can have that picture”] [MTP].