December 5 Tuesday – Filed with the US Patent Office: patent # 547,859: to James W. Paige: Machine for Setting, Distributing and Justifying Type [MTHHR 64n1].

December 5 ca. (after Dec. 4) – Sam wrote from Hartford to Hattie and Karl Gerhardt. Again, it was all about expenses, about the original $3,000 “limit” and to smooth things over. Hattie was also called “Josie” or “Mrs. Josie” (middle name Josephine); she was expecting and Sam sent happiness [MTP].