November 2 Tuesday – Sam had a visitor in Hartford — Sarah Knowles Bolton, a prolific American author of a “famous” series of books (Poor boys who became Famous, Girls who became Famous, Famous Men of Science, Famous American Statesmen, Famous English Statesmen, etc. (see Nov. 3 entry). She did not stay overnight.

W.A. Gramer for Pittsburg Times typed a short note requesting “the favor of a sentiment appropriate to Thanksgiving Day.” Sam wrote on the envelope, “No” [MTP].