September 19 Wednesday – In Elmira Sam wrote a short note to Orion. He’d sent some woman $100 not knowing who she was — perhaps someone Orion knew. Note: see below & also Sept. 26 — this was Ella Trabue Smith, Sam’s second cousin.

Theodore is doing fairly, but not more than that. Sue is rather discouraged today [MTP].

Sam’s notebook: [Chk #] 4315, Sep.19 $100 Mrs.Ellen [Ella] Trabue Smith [3: 477]. (See Sept. 26)

Franklin G. Whitmore wrote to Sam of the impracticality of insuring the typesetter for $150,000, doubting any company would do it [MTP].