September 23 Thursday – In Elmira, Sam wrote to David Gray, about his plans to visit Buffalo being dashed by Clara’s throat inflammation,  about Livy’s health and his lumbago, about growing older, and about the wonders of the telephone and telegraph. He’d planned to take his P&P manuscript  to discuss it with Gray, who now would have to visit him [MTLE 5: 165].

Sam also wrote to Charles Perkins. He found the items he’d forgot to transfer to his checkbook. (See Sept. 15 entry.) “We leave for New York [City] next Monday” [MTLE 5: 166].