October 21 Friday – An article attributed to Sam, “The Libel Suit,” was printed in the Buffalo Express [McCullough 246].

Mortimer Neal Thomson (Q.K. Philander Doesticks, P.B.) wrote from NY.

I don’t believe you’ve forgotten me, and I don’t want you to put on airs and pretend you have, just because I’m going to remind you of a promise.

When we met here in 186whatever it was 68 I believe, you told me you were going to go off in the Quaker City… [MTP]. Note: Mortimer Neal Thomson (1831-1875). He reminded Sam of his promise to give a copy of the book written from the excursion.

Charles Wiggins wrote from Vevey Switzerland; a fan of IA he tried with success a method of handing beggars a cheap coin to satisfy them [MTP].