November 6 Wednesday – Sam wrote from London to his mother and sister that Livy was going to return to England with him in April and stay several months. He bought his nephew, Sammy Moffett, a steam engine and himself a stereopticon, which he initially had considered buying Sammy [MTL 5: 215-6].

Sam also wrote to Mary Mason Fairbanks (sometime from this date to Dec. 10), who had cautioned Sam to “Keep doing the nice things. Say nothing irreverent—make your wit exquisite” [MTL 5: 217, 219n1].

The London Daily News and several other newspapers printed Sam’s departure announcement [Camfield, bibliog.].