October 12 Monday – Sam wrote from Hartford to William Tecumseh Sherman, who had agreed with Sam not to publish his travel notes. Sam thought he had “decided wisely,” and would return the General’s manuscript. He would see if it violated copyright to send Sherman an early copy of Grant’s Memoirs. Sam also suggested several memoirs the General might benefit from reading [MTP].

Charles and Annie Webster returned from England on the steamer Aurania. Charles spoke to a New York Times reporter who ran an article the next day Oct. 13, on page 5: GEN. GRANT’S MEMOIRS. / A LARGE FOREIGN SALE ASSURED FOR THE WORK.

His contract in England was made with Sampson Low & Co., of London, and in Germany with Brockhouse & Co. Of Leipsic, the great centre of the book publishing trade. Lack of time did not allow him to conclude his contracts for Italy and France, but instructions regarding these contracts were intrusted to Sampson Low & Co.

Webster was asked what the probable royalties would amount to for the Grant family, and answered, though it was difficult to exactly estimate, enough had already been sold to bring in $300,000 to $400,000 and that the total might even reach $750,000 [MTP].

Mrs. O. Barnes wrote a begging letter from Smithfield, R.I., asking for $150 for a feeble man [MTP].

** Moncure Conway wrote they’d leave Boston Wednesday at 11, arriving Hartford 2.30 pm [MTP].

Henry C. Robinson wrote from Hartford about “a matter of Col. Clapp’s claim for damages” [MTP].