July 25 Thursday – The Clemens spent the day in St. Paul, Minn.

Having received Sam’s July 20 and 22 letter from Mackinaw, Mich., Henry H. Rogers responded. Yes, he understood what Sam meant about his irritation at “the invasion of” his “ personal liberty.” Rogers knew that all along, however it was past and concluded so Rogers felt “we must let it bury itself and look only to the future.” He’d had some “pleasant correspondence” with Charles J. Langdon about the compromise of the creditors (reportedly at 50%, though later Livy and Sam declared they would pay 100%). Rogers also related the program stories he and Katharine Harrison had read or heard, and told of a recent trip to Fairhaven. He advised he had to pay the attorneys $700; they’d talked about it before Sam left. He wanted this letter to reach Sam in Crookston, Minn. [MTP].

Note: Allingham cites a Manitoba Morning Free Press article of July 25, p.9 which incorrectly states “Mark Twain appears to-night in St. Paul.” (Sam gave only one performance in St. Paul, on July 24.) The article then states he would arrive “in the city [Winnipeg] to-morrow afternoon,” or July 26.