August 16 Friday – Sam telegraphed from Saybrook Point to Mollie Clemens: “Send down all my white pants” [MTL 5: 147]. Note: even then, Sam liked to wear white, though while Livy was alive, only in season.

Theodore W. Crane wrote on J. Langdon & Co. letterhead to Sam: “The money $2815 has been paid over to Kennert and he has transferred to you 25 shares of stock—we have the receipt.” He was sending a box of cigars by way of Charles Langdon on Tuesday next [MTP].

August 16 or 17 Saturday – Sam sent Orion a bill from a Hartford flour dealer and told him to pay it, if it was correct [MTL 5: 148].