May 27 Wednesday – Sam was the guest of Col. George Brinton Harvey in Deal, N.J. [June 2 to Allen].

Howells & Stokes wrote to Isabel Lyon (though catalogued to Clemens) about newspapers inquiring for photos of the new Redding house [MTP].

Phillip F. Cunliffe Owen wrote from Staten Island, NY to thank Sam for his appearance at the British dinner at Delmonico’s, and especially for his eulogy of Queen Victoria. Owen added he’d written to Whitelaw Reid about Clara Clemens’ presence in England [MTP].

Dorothy Sturgis wrote from Boston to Sam.

Dear Mr. Clemens / I got your letter the other day, and I never knew you had so many daughters before, but I’m glad you got them all “shipped” safely!

      What are your summer plans? or haven’t you got any? I don’t know exactly what I am going to do except that in July and August I am going to a camp on Lake Asguam in New Hampshire, and in June I may got up to Woodstock and join Mama there.

      I’m afraid I must stop now as I have lots of lessons to do. / Lovingly / Dorothy

Love to Miss Lyon!  [MTAq 163].