September 5 Thursday – In Elmira Sam wrote to Frederick J. Hall, directing him to send revision proofs of CY to Howells and also to Andrew Chatto. Sam liked the Canadian contract and was obliged to Samuel E. Dawson of Dawson & Brothers, his Canadian printer. Other details filled out the letter:

Please tell this Jeweler’s Weekly for me — well, anything you please; for instance, I am too much pressed. You can say the same to all other applicants, without sending me their letters. / August panned out very nicely. I endorsed the note & mailed it to-day [MTLTP 256].

Daniel Whitford for Alexander & Green wrote to Sam: “I have done nothing in the Jacobs matter except to write him a savage letter and will of course do nothing further until I see you.” Whitford suggested they meet at 3 p.m. on Sept. 11 [MTP]. Note: a theatrical manager named Jacobs had been putting on an unauthorized play of Tom Sawyer in Buffalo.