March 27 Wednesday – Sam wrote from Elmira to John Henry Riley outlining amounts Sam would pay for someone to transcribe Riley’s dictation for the South Africa diamond book. Within a few weeks Riley would fall critically ill, and the book idea wasn’t completed [MTL 5: 71].

Abraham Reeves Jackson wrote from Chicago to Sam: “Your welcome favor of the 21st informing me of the advent of that immense girl-child came duly to hand. May her shadow never grow less!” He thanked Clemens for an autographed copy of a book “which I trust will come along soon” [MTP]. Note: likely RI.