November 13 Wednesday – Sam was in Mount Auburn, Mass. part of the day, completing his visit with the Howells family. He returned either this evening or early the next morning.

Sylvester Baxter for Boston Herald wrote to ask Sam for advance sheets of CY so he might “give a good story about it in the Herald; Howells had given Baxter “an enthusiastic account” of the book [MTP].

Sam G. Boyle for Kentucky Stock Farm (“Devoted to the interest of the trotting horse”) wrote to Sam soliciting a submission for their Christmas issue — what would it cost? [MTP].

Edward H. Mott wrote from Hammondsport, N.Y. to Sam, sending his new book, The Old Settler, recently published [MTP]. Note: See Gribben 489.