May 31 Monday – At 23 Tedworth Square in London, Sam wrote to Ainsworth R. Spofford, enclosing his signed application form on American Publishing Co.’ s letterhead for renewing copyright on IA, The form carries a July 12 date [MTP].

Sam also signed the renewal copyright for IA form and returned it to Frank Bliss [MTP].

Sam also wrote a squib to the London correspondent for the N.Y. Journal, Frank Marshall White:

“James Ross Clemens, a cousin of mine was seriously ill two or three weeks ago in London, but is well now. The report of my illness grew out of his illness, the report of my death was an exaggeration” [MTP]. Note: this also in Sam’s notebook; See May 6 entry.