July 28 Tuesday – Fred Grant decided that his father would be placed in a temporary tomb in Riverside Park next to the Hudson River, while the city architect drew plans for the permanent tomb and memorial. Formal plans for the funeral were completed this week [Perry 229].

Sam also wrote to Robert Underwood Johnson of the Century about his piece for the Civil War series. He had been floored by all the “railroading” he’d had to do and told Johnson not to wait for him, “just game in the other Generals,” and leave Sam “to meander along in a kind of gravel-train fashion,” which Sam claimed was his way [MTP].

Sam also telegraphed to Charles Webster that he’d write instead of coming to New York and would follow Webster’s letter [MTP].

Sam then wrote two letters to Webster, saying part of his business could be done by letter, the rest must wait. Sam’s new idea was to publish both of Grant’s volumes Dec. 1. “Don’t throw this suggestion overboard without giving it serious thought.” Sam then discussed the pros and cons of achieving that goal, which ultimately didn’t prove practical [MTP]. The second letter was full of calculations about the Paige typesetting machine:

“Three years from now I calculate to have about 1000 of those machines hired out in the country at $2,500,000” [MTP].