March 11 Thursday –Laurence Hutton wrote from N.Y. to Sam of Anna Fitch’s play, thinking that “something might be made of it.” The Hutton’s had visited Hartford recently:

We enjoyed our visit greatly, & are the better for it….Eleanor wrote to Mrs Clemens to say how pleasant was our stay in Hartford. Osgood looked in on us a night or two ago. The very idea of going to London to remain indefinitely has made him homesick. Next time you have $500 to pay for an index give me a show. I will hold “Items” to await your orders” [MTP].