August 18 Tuesday – Sam was granted his third and last patent, number 324,535, for a “Game Apparatus,” the board version of the history game [The Twainian, Nov-Dec 1957 p3; Aug. 27, 1965 letter from GSA on file at MTP]. See filing date and card info made by Patent Engraving Co., New York Oct. 9, 1884 entry.

Sam wrote from Elmira to Hjalmar Boyesen, and reviewed the possibilities of a book by Boyesen. He compared the clientele of Howells with Boyesen’s possible clientele [MTP].

Sam wrote “A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHERS,” which ran in the N.Y. Times on Aug. 20.

Daniel Whitford for Alexander & Green wrote, two letters enclosed by Webster, denying claims made by the NY World and also exposing fake volumes of the Grant book [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env., “Letter to the public to deny a lying World statement”