April 13 Tuesday – Howells,  still in New York, wrote a short note to Sam, responding to his Apr. 12 letter about coming down to see him on Saturday.

We leave this hotel today, for a visit in N. Jersey, but I’ll run in to see you Friday [MTHL 2: 554]

Howells’ Jersey visit was to Elinor Howells’ younger sister, Mrs. Augustus D. Shepard [n2].

Francis Hopkinson Smith wrote to Sam from N.Y., inviting him to a get together for “a few hungry spirits, including Howells, in honor of Edwin A. Abbey. “The gorge begins at 7 P.M. April 22d Thursday at my house….Please say yes” [MTNJ 3: 231n12]. Note: Sam said yes, though he split his evening with another gathering.