July 27 Monday – In Redding, Conn. Sam wrote to Dorothy Quick.

Dorothy dear, I miss you. It seems a long time since you were here. Louise has been here once, for a few minutes, & we have had a five minutes’ glimpse of Frances; Frances [Paine] went back home to her father’s house the day you went away.

We have not been lonely, for we have had company almost all the time, & Mr. Paine has come whenever he could, to play billiards. Mr. & Mrs. Freeman & Mr. Ashcroft are here now. On Friday Paine & I played 37 games of 10-point caroms & I beat 24 of them. Yesterday Freeman & Ashcroft & I played 62 games of 3-handed hearts. Freeman got 285 hearts, Ash got 298 & I got 223. It was great fun, my dear. On Friday night & last night we played billiards from 9.30 till past midnight, & shall do the same to-night.

They’re all at luncheon, now. We have spent the whole forenoon in the loggia reading & talking & enjoying the wonderful day—with Ashcroft at the orchestrelle much of the time.

“Hearts” will begin in ten minutes from now. So I will go down stairs & be ready.

I send lots & lots of love, to you & my kindest regards to you mother. I think we had good times, those days. / Lovingly … [MTP; MTAq 188-9 misdates as July 26].

Sam also wrote to Mai H. Coe (Mrs. William Robertson Coe).

Dear Mrs. Coe: / A few days ago a most beautiful picture of you & the children arrived here— from whom or whence I don’t know, but I am very glad to have it, anyhow, & am thankful to the sender.

I suppose you are not in New York, now—of course you are not—but by & by you will be, & then you & William & the maid will run up here & pay me a visit, won’t you? I shall be very glad if you can & will. The distance is less than two hours, & there are good trains with Pullmans thereto.

With love to you both— / SLC [MTP].

Isabel Lyon’s journal:  “Mother went to town today, when the Freemans left” [MTP: IVL TS 55]