April 24 Thursday – Livy and baby Susy accompanied Livy’s mother and cousin Hattie Lewis to Elmira. Sam remained in Hartford to finish The Gilded Age [MTL 5: 354]. What valuables did he place in his Hartford bank vault? A receipt in Sam’s financials for the year reads:

“The First National Bank – Received from Mr Saml L Clemens eleven packages for safe keeping. The same being placed in our vault to be delivered upon order of Mr. Clemens. C.S. Gillette”  [MTP] Note: Charles S. Gillette.