August 15 Monday – Sam was in N.Y.C. and had planned to go to Great Neck, Long Island to stay with the Broughtons, but was fatigued with taking care of business so went to bed at 8 p.m. and delayed the trip for a day [Aug. 18 to Loomis].

Livy’s last will and testament was filed in N.Y.C. The New York Times, Aug. 16, p.7 noted:

MRS. CLEMENS LEFT $35,000. ——

Author’s Wife Willed Property to Him and Two Children.

When Mrs. Olivia Langdon Clemens, wife of Samuel L. Clemens, “Mark Twain,” died at Florence, Italy, in June last, it was not generally known that she had left property of any consequence, but the petition filed for probate in the Surrogate’s office yesterday [Aug. 15], shows that her personal estate is more than $10,000, and that the value of the real estate is more than $25,000.

The property is left to the husband of the testator and the two children., Clara L. Clemens and Jean Lampton Clemens.

Walker W. Law, Jr. wrote from Briarcliff Manor, NY to Sam (at the Hotel Wolcott), having rec’d his of Aug. 13 the day before, by Ashcroft. He thought it Hammond’s right to have a representative on the new Board of Plasmon Co. of America, because of his “large interest,” but did not think Hammond would “expect to control the board….My suggestion to Mr. Ashcroft was, that you should drop a line to Mr. Hammond regarding the composition of the Board of Directors, and I can assure you that he will give a very full consideration to anything you may bring before him, and if it is your wish I will write a letter speaking for yourself and father” [MTP].