December 21 Thursday – Sam went to New York in the evening [Dec. 14 letter to Woodford, MTP]. He stayed at the Hotel Brunswick [N.Y. Times, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, p.5 Dec. 23, 1882].

William Bock wrote from Brooklyn, NY to ask Sam to sign enclosed cards “On behalf of my young Son, your namesake, Samuel Clements Bock” (2 years 7 mos. old) [MTP]. Note: no reply was found. Sam must have taken note of the misspelling of his surname, an error seen on even the ex-president Hayes’ recent letter. Sam wrote on the env., “Sarcasm?”