August 19 Monday – In Elmira Sam wrote to Franklin G. Whitmore asking him to check with the tax office to determine the value of the James Goodwin, Newton Case, James G. Batterson and Samuel Colt mansions, as he wanted to compare the worth of his Hartford home with theirs. He also asked for another dozen checks as he’d lost the others [MTP].

Sam’s notebook: [chk#] 4387. Twichell —  $140. Aug. 19. [3: 491].

Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam:

Yes, the idea is to have Rose and Chatto work together to secure copyright. As this is so important a matter I think it would be best for me to do as you suggested in your last letter. Go to Canada, & if necessary, take Whitford with me, see Dawson first then Rose & make an arrangement with him for the Canadian copyright [MTP].

Hall then wrote a second letter enclosing reports for the prior two weeks, and enclosing a copy of a letter received that morning from Chatto & Windus, reminding them that English copyright would be lost there by any first publication in the US [MTP].