April 18 Tuesday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Santissima [Clara] is allowed to see her letters— I’ve sent them up to her” [MTP: TS 51]. Isabel Lyon’s journal # 2: “Mr. Clemens lunched with Col. Harvey, and Mr. Howells, and others too. (4 ladies) / Miss Pears came up from Washington to dine with Mr. Clemens” [MTP TS 14].

Edward M.J. Laurence wrote from Perkasie, Penn. to Sam. He was too poor to buy his work on vivisection, but needing it in his work he asked for a gift of it. He informed Sam that he’d seen a recent article in the Churchman “shamefully critizing your work” [MTP].