February 6 Friday – In Hartford Sam wrote to Livy at the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia. Livy was traveling with Mrs. Beach and visiting Susy Clemens at Bryn Mawr. A. Hoffman writes she went to help with the production of Iolanthe, a play in which Susy played the role of Phyllis. Students discovered Susy had a fine soprano voice; this was probably the beginning of Susy’s singing ambitions [366-7; Neider, Papa 12]. He also claims Livy “felt uneasy about Susy’s relationship with Louise Brownell.” Only the envelope survives from this letter, but Sam would write again on Feb. 7. The next item suggests he went to New York after writing Livy.

N.Y. Times article of Feb. 1, 1891 p.8 shows Sam was to be at the Ohio Society of New York’s banquet at Delmonico’s. It was an event Sam missed, however. The Ohio Society of New York sent a formal invitation to a dinner at Delmonico’s for Feb. 6, 1891. Sam wrote at the top “Please return the usual form and declination, Brer / SLC” [MTP].