July 18 Thursday – Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847- 1930) wrote on United States Legation, Berne Switzerland notepaper to Sam. Hardy informed that he’d forwarded Twain’s photograph as requested to William Bengeru (sp?); he’d opened the letter by accident [MTP]. Note: Hardy was currently US Ambassador to Switzerland. After failing to be named President of Dartmouth College in 1893, Hardy joined the diplomatic corps.