February 3 Thursday – Sam wrote from Hartford to his sister Pamela Moffett, enclosing a letter from Augustus P. Chamberlaine, which recommended a California adviser for Samuel Moffett on his trip west, one Charles Hoar. Sam wrote “We are thriving here…” [MTP].

Sam also wrote from Hartford to Charles Perkins asking him to “cast your eye over this & see if it is all right”; Sam wondered if all of Perkins’ suggestions had been adopted in the contract with Osgood [MTP].

Western Union bill of Feb. 28 shows a message sent to New York, recipient unspecified.

J.E. Ray wrote from Asheville, NC to send a tobacco sample, “manufactured by myself,” and enclosing an advertising postcard [MTP].