June 15 Friday – Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam about progress on Philip Sheridan’s Memoirs, and “the importance of getting a short manuscript preface from the General,” who was dying at the time. The preface written was dated Aug. 2, 1888 but the first draft was done in Washington on May 13, and revised on Aug. 3. Philip Sheridan died on Aug. 5, 1888 [MTNJ 3: 303].

Arthur H. Wright for Webster & Co. also sent Sam a copy of the Sheridan prospectus [MTNJ 3: 389], and a statement of bank balance after paying the bindery bill of $5,604.31 [MTP].