September 2 Monday – Daniel Carter Beard wrote compliments to Sam: “It is a great pleasure for me to know that my pictures are admired by the author and a still greater pleasure to receive personal acknowledgement of his appreciation” [MTP].

Orion Clemens wrote to Sam, ashamed that he was “so slowly with the Kings,” and had spent all morning on the lawn and related all the projects the house needed. [MTP].

James W. Paige and William J. Hamersley wrote to Sam (this on Western Union Telegraph Co. letterhead and reads like a telegram, though wordy).

Paige says it will be considered September 12th your proposition not understood will assent to either of these / Will give for loan a bonus equal to loan bonus to be secured by payment fifty dollars and each American for each thousand dollars loaned until bonus and loan are paid or will sell outright royalty on reach American at rate of one thousand dollars for each two dollars royalty [MTP].