July 26 Wednesday – Jean Clemens’ second birthday.

Sam wrote from Elmira to Charles Webster, about a variety of business matters—Sam had received the “expert’s report” [auditor] of American Publishing’s books, but Sam still didn’t know “whether 50,000 ‘Sketches’ have been sold or not?”—as the man did not specifically mention that book [MTBus 192].

Sam also wrote to James Osgood, letter not extant but referred to in Osgood’s July 31.

Brooks & Son,  Hartford, billed Clemens $46.35 for furnace work, an agate coffee pot, and several other items purchased from Jan. 20 to June 23; marked paid June 26 [MTP].

Meade & Graham wrote from Henrietta, Tex. to ask Sam what his price was on the Archer County, Texas land, and that like land was selling for $1 per acre [MTP].