June 3 Tuesday – Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam, enclosing the prior weeks’ reports (not extant). “I presume you will be in the city soon — that is, if you sail on Saturday. Please let me know if you intend on going on that date” [MTP].

Charles S. Fairchild wrote from Boston on Lee, Higginson & Co. stationery (he was a broker at the firm) to Sam;

I had a long talk with Ludlam on the way to Boston the other night, and a chat today with Livermore about the type-setting machine. They both agree that the wise thing to do now is to build a few machines and put them into actual use, and wait until they are fairly tested before putting up any large factory…. / We had a delightful day and were very much impressed with the type setting and distributing machine [MTP]. Note: MTNJ 3: 556n228 claims Ludlam and Livermore “apparently” accompanied Fairchild to Hartford for inspection of the Paige typestter; the date unknown.

James W. Paige wrote to Sam that he had received his two letters “and cannot express what I feel regarding them.” North had done a patent search and found that “the switch” had been patented by Charles Batchelor of N.Y. on Apr. 15 1890. “I am having the telegraph machine put up and will have it in operation if possible” [MTP].