June 16 Thursday – Sam wrote a short note from Branford, Conn. to Frank Bliss requesting unbound copies of each of his books to be delivered to Charles Clark of the Hartford Courant [MTP].

Sam also wrote to Osgood & Co. asking to honor all of Charles Clark’s orders for books in the preparation of the Library of Humor. Sam labeled Clark as the “main pile-driver of the three who have contracted to compile” the work [MTP].