December 24 Monday – Sam’s notebook: “Lake wood? / With Harvey?” [NB 43 TS 32].
Sam’s note of Christmas wishes (catalogued: written sometime before Dec. 25) to an unidentified person appeared in the N.Y. Tribune on Jan. 25, 1901, p.8 [MTP].
At 10 a.m. the Clemenses left N.Y.C. for Elmira for Christmas. The trip occupied most of the day. They planned to stay until Dec. 29 [Dec. 22 to Gurlitz; Dec 23 to Whitmore].
October 7 Sunday – The Clemens family was en route from London to New York on the SS Minnehaha.
Inserts: S.S. Minnehaha and its Upper Promenade deck (where Jean took walks for her health.)
September 15 Saturday – The Clemens family was on a weekend jaunt to visit “some English friends” in Cromer, Norfolk, on the coast
July 2 Monday – Sam’s notebook: “Drove out to Dollis Hill (4.35 to 5.10) in the rainstorm & took possession. It is certainly the dirtiest dwelling-house in Europe—perhaps in the universe. / Plasmon 12? / Goerz, 7.30” [NB 43 TS 20].
The Clemens family moved to the Dollis Hill House on the outskirts of N.W. London.
Sam gave a private reading, place and time unknown; he may or may not have stopped by John Y. MacAlister’s home [July 1 to MacAlister].
April 13 Friday – The Clemens family were at Henry M. Stanley’s country place for a “few days’ visit”. They returned to 30 Wellington Court by Apr. 17 [Apr. 17 to James]. Note: on Jan. 10, 1899 the Stanley’s took possession of a house named “Furze Hill” in Pirbright, Surrey, some 30 miles from London [The Autobiography of Henry M. Stanley, p.507 (1909)].
January 19 Friday – Sam also wrote to Henry Ferguson.
I tried to get that new book out of the Harpers’s hands, but you will see by the Enclosed [HHR’s of Jan. 9, top of] that they say it is in press—& therefore too late.
However, there are two volumes—the shipwreck [Hornet, 1866] is to be in the second one, I believe; so your emendations will reach New York plenty early enough, I have no doubt. They go by tomorrow’s steamer.
January – In London, England Sam wrote an aphorism to an unidentified man:
“We ought never to do wrong when any one is looking. / Truly Yours / Mark Twain / London, Jan. 1900”
[MTP: Charles Hamilton catalog, 21 May 1965, No. 4, Item 31].
October 6 Friday – A bill was given to Sam from Queen Anne Residential Mansions & hotel for this date in the amount of £25.11.8 for the period Sept. 30 to Oct. 6; it was paid on Oct. 12 [1899 Financial file MTP]. Note: there is no other bill in the files for the Queen Anne; it is assumed they moved after this day to 30 Wellington Court (Albert Gate).
September 30 Saturday – In his Oct. 1 to Franklin G. Whitmore, Sam detailed the Clemens’ family arrival in London:
June 2 Friday – At the Prince of Wales Hotel in London, England Sam wrote to John Y. MacAlister.
Yes, I’m for the Savage supper. Let us make it Friday the 9th.
Can Chatto and Spalding come—or is that inadmissible? Let me know.
Mrs. Clemens & our obstructions will be glad to see you & your wife any time you will come [MTP].
Sam also replied to Richard Watson Gilder’s (not extant) letter.