December 22 Monday – Sam’s notebook:

Let Ham drop his indebtedness & 1/20 [3: 597].

Note: William J. Hamersley had not contributed his required on-going funds for the development of the typesetter, so Sam suggested forgiving the indebtedness and reducing Hamersley’s ownership share from 1/10th to 1/20th. In a later entry Sam wrote that the 1/20th from Hamersley should be given to Joe Goodman.

Century Magazine wrote to Sam thanking him for sending “Talks With My Uncle George” by Charles Noel Flagg. They would read it and let him know their decision as promptly as possible [MTP]. See Jan 26, 31, 1891entries.