March 25 Monday – In a Mar. 28 letter from Susan Crane to Alice Hooker Day, Susan wrote of Livy’s condition on Mar. 25:

Livy had symptoms all day Monday, which increased at bed time, so decidedly, that we sent for Mrs. Gleason, who came & went to bed, as we did, after having made all things ready for the little newcomer. Mr. Clemens remained while Livy, who rested, & slept some, & at 400 A.M. he called Mrs Gleason & the nurse. At 500 the [stranger?] had arrived & things were set to right. Before 800 Mrs Gleason, the Mother & child were all sleeping….the child [Susy] is a bright nice little creature & looks exactly like her Father [ALS from Stowe-Day Library, Hartford].

The Cincinnati Gazette, p.1, ran a favorable review of RI [Budd, Reviews 102].