April 5 Wednesday – James R. Osgood wrote proposing a royalty for LM [MTP].

Orion Clemens wrote to Sam about “trying to work into business naturally”, Orion to Rhodes & Mclure Apr. 5 enclosed. “My idea was to live in a village and do business in Chicago by aid of the railroads” [MTP].

April 5 Wednesday ca. – Mollie Clemens wrote, a “private” letter to Sam, nervous about the time & effort Orion had put in on his MS. Their house was too small to have Ma live with them, and other worries and problems [MTP].