August 24 Wednesday – Chatto & Windus wrote to Sam forwarding “an official letter from the Inland Revenue Department” assessing an income tax on his English book profits. Sam did not receive this notice until Sept. 19. See that entry for his reply.

Franklin G. Whitmore wrote to Sam that he’d just received his of “the 21st telling him to sell the bonds mentioned & place proceeds in the U.S. Bank.” Whitmore announced he would “disobey orders” as Sam would not need the money for a month. [MTP].