November 19 Thursday – In Berlin Sam wrote to Frederick J. Hall about the proposed 10¢ pamphlet containing the six Europe letters. As far as using the old “Jumping Frog” story, Sam anticipated a possible conflict with American Publishing Co., advising Hall to “use something else” if he also felt a dispute was probable.

But when I come home I’ll use the Jumping Frog & take care of the dispute, for it is quite necessary that I have a controversy with those people some day [MTLTP 292].

Ellen Louise Chandler Moulton wrote from Putnam, Conn. sending Sam her new address in Boston, and urging him or Livy to call on her in the future [MTP]. See Mar. 29, 1887 for more on Moulton.