September 12 Thursday – Sam returned to Elmira to gather the family for the trip home to Hartford [MTNJ 3: 519n121].

G.A. Bates wrote on Pratt & Whitney letterhead to Sam that Paige and Davis were absent from the city so the machine would not be started till they returned. “Everything is looking well and satisfactory” [MTP].

Orion Clemens and Jane Clemens wrote to Sam. Orion wrote of Ma’s lips trembling and her tearing up after reading the enclosed (not extant); Ma was rheumatic and restless and kept the attendant awake most of the previous night. Jane wrote she wished she could see “you all” [MTP].