October 26 Friday – The Howellses traveled to Hartford and dined with the Charles Warners, then attended a reception for Yung Wing and his wife at the Clemens home [Twichell’s Journal, Yale; MTHL 1: 207n1]. (See Oct. 31 Howells to Sam entry)

Twichell’s journal: “thence to M.T’s after a trip to Yale” [Yale, copy at MTP].

From Livy’s visitor’s book (later her diary): “Not last, but least. / W.D. Howells / Oct 26,1877” [MTP].

October? 26 Friday – Sam inscribed one of his Mark Twain’s Adhesive Scrap Books for Elinor Howells, calling the scrapbook his “last & least objectionable work” [MTLE 2:184].