December 13 Monday – Sam lectured (“Savages”) in Union Hall, New Britain, Conn. [MTL 3: 415].

Afterwards, Sam took a train for Springfield, Mass., where he spent the night. He wrote from Springfield to James Redpath about changing the advertisement of his lectures, which has been printed up “The Curiosities of California,” instead of “Our Fellow Savages of the Sandwich Islands.” Sam had been forced to apologize to audiences [MTL 3: 422].