November 29 Friday – In Hartford Sam wrote to his old friend, Joe Goodman.

Things are getting into better and more flexible shape every day. Papers are now being drawn which will greatly simplify the raising of capital; I shall be in supreme command; it will not be necessary for the capitalist to arrive at terms with anybody but me. I don’t want to dicker with anybody but [Senator John] Jones. Try to see if you can’t be here by the 15th of January.

Sam also repeated that the typesetter would be reassembled by Jan. 15 and gave some “lowest conceivable estimate” of machine sales during the seventeen-year life of the patent [MTP].

In the morning, George Warner came by and had a long talk with Susy Clemens, impressed with the dramatic production of the previous evening. He said, “She is the most interesting person I have ever known, of either sex” [Neider 193].

Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam about the P&P dramatization tangle and an advertising flyer:

I have made Frohman a definite offer regarding his advertising plan. He wanted us to stand half the expense & let him say just what would be in the circular, which would mean all to his benefit. He wanted 50000 circulars & they would cost just $310.00. The circular to be 8 pages. I told him we would print & make the circular; allow him 6 of the 8…. He to pay 2/3 & we 1/3 of the cost [MTNJ 3: 532n153].

Note: Hall also confirmed the three men Sam wanted unbound review copies sent to: Joe Goodman, Samuel Moffett and Arthur McEwen, a prominent California journalist. Sylvester Baxter had already received advanced sheets. All hands were advised to print their reviews only after publication of the book in the U.S. on Dec. 10.   

Orion Clemens wrote to Sam thanking for the $200 check received. “All in usual health. Belle and her husband and daughter are visiting us. / Pamela wrote that Jo Goodman thought the machine might be worth millions or hundreds of millions.” Orion wrote that Goodman was also enthusiastic about CY [MTP].