February 16 Saturday –Witter Bynner offered box seats to Clemens on Feb. 1 for an unspecified performance for this day. No record was found of Sam’s attendance to a performance for this day or evening. Lyon made no entry in her journal for Feb. 16, so it is unlikely Sam took Bynner up on his offer.

Laura M. Dake (Laura Wright) wrote to Sam that she as arranging to move “into the heart of Yosemite,” where she could obtain a teaching job [MTP]. Note: in a letter to A.B. Paine this date, she wrote, “I have always regarded him [Sam] as one of the noblest and best of men.”

Arthur E. Wood wrote on University Club, Baltimore stationery to Sam, grateful for the work done on CS [MTP].