June 14 Thursday – The Clemens family left Hartford and arrived in New York [MTBus 214].

Worden & Co. Wrote having rec’d his of June 13 and enclosing a memo of the sale of 100 shares MoPac and orders from Dean Sage to sell the remaining 200 shares [MTP]. Note: Sage acted as Sam’s stock broker from NY.

June 14–25 Monday – Sam wrote from (Hartford if June 14, New York if June 14 or 15; Elmira if after June 15) to the Gerhardts, advising them of sending a single letter of credit for $1,000 instead of “the final installment of the stipulated $4,500,” along with a caution for them to complete their plans carefully. Evidently the Clemenses raised the limit of their support from $3,000 to $4,500.

“We want you both to write us just as often as you can, & thus keep the bridge strong & firm between your hearts & ours,—don’t let it fall to decay & leave the affections without a highway to cross on. Tell us all your affairs, circumstances, prospects, purposes, hopes, fears, achievements” [MTP].