July 4 Monday – In Elmira, Sam wrote to Elisha Bliss. Jervis had rallied again, so much so that Sam expected him to get well. Sam disclosed his back and forth with the Appleton Co. and had been expecting Bliss to come up and discuss “books and business.” Sam was still counting on the Adirondack trip with the Twichells [MTL 4: 161-2].

Sam left Elmira in the evening bound for Washington, D.C. His purpose was to lobby in Jervis’ behalf for passage of Senate Bill 1025, which was in the Judiciary Committee. The bill created a reorganized Tennessee judicial system, which was critical to the success of the Langdon lawsuit for collection against the city of Memphis, which owed Langdon $500,000 for street paving [MTL 4: 165].