September 6 Thursday – At Quarry Farm, Theodore Crane suffered a stroke and was partially paralyzed [Budd, Collected 1: 980; other sources give only month]. He would suffer many ups and downs, treatments in New York and visits to Hartford for the next ten months until his death on July 3, 1889. His condition would greatly affect the Clemens family.

Sam wrote to Robert Underwood Johnson of Century Magazine:

Oh, hang it, I’ve got to withdraw that guaranty of mine, now that Col. Sheridan objects, as Mr. Hall writes me.

Sam was still planning to go to Chicago for the Sept. 19-20 Army reunion banquet [MTP].

He also wrote to Franklin G. Whitmore asking if Pratt & Whitney would be done with their work on the Paige typesetter by the assigned date (Sept. 24). How much money did Sam need to have in the bank by then?

I have an offer for all of the Beech stock which I am tempted to take [MTP]. Note: low income from Webster & Co. forced Sam to sell securities in order to finance the typesetter (See Sept. 7.)

Charles J. Langdon wrote from N.Y. on Gilsey House stationery to Sam, that he’d sold ten bonds for him at 83% net. He would credit Livy’s account some $8,300 [MTP].

John B. Marsh of Elmira billed $21.70: “Miss Susy Clemens July 2 for Burrowes Thor. Bass Primer .50; music paper .20 Sept 6 14/20 of term instruction 21.00 recd pmt” [MTP].