June 29 Thursday – Sam wrote from Elmira to Orion, asking if the three articles he’d sent had arrived, begging off on opining on one of Orion’s machine inventions, and news that his lecture engagements would pay $250 in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Brooklyn [MTL 4: 423].

Sam also wrote to Mary Fairbanks, apologizing for being unable to visit Cleveland. Sam included a preview of persons included in this “Reminiscences” lecture. After listing off a dozen or so persons, Sam concluded:

“Of course you can’t tell much about the lecture from this, but see what a splendid field it offers, & you know what a fascination there is in personal matters, & what a charm the narrative form carries with it” [MTL 4: 425].