July 18 Friday – Joe Goodman wrote from the Hoffman House, N.Y. to Sam (Young July 14 encl.) that owing to the heat he didn’t go down town until 4 p.m. and found a letter for Sam there from John Russell Young. “I still expect Jones to-night. If he does not put in an appearance by morning, I shall to go Washington to-morrow” [MTP].

Howard P. Taylor wrote from N.Y. to Sam that he’d received Whitmore’s note the day before and would run to Hartford the next day, Saturday morning. “So be prepared to be bored for a couple of hours” [MTP]. Note: Taylor wanted to read Sam the CY play he’d written.

Frederick J. Hall wrote Sam suggesting they get “out a cheap edition of your books, Mrs. Custer’s book, and any other of our books it might pay to get out in paper form at fifty cents.” Sam wrote on the envelope, “A good idea. Tell him to exploit it, Brer / SLC” [MTP].