March 15 Saturday – In Hartford on or just after this day Sam responded through Franklin G. Whitmore to Parvin’s Mar. 14 request that he had only the MS of his last book which was promised [MTP].

Albert Johannsen of the State Center, Iowa Mark Twain Reading Club, wrote asking why a chapter which had been taken from HF appeared in LM [MTP]. Note: this letter marked as received Mar. 18.

Edward Bellamy wrote a letter of introduction to Sam for “Mr. Balestier of McClure’s Syndicate, who wants to talk to you about an article for a series on social reform” [MTP]. Note: Charles Wolcott Balestier (1861-1891), American author and publisher. Kipling married his sister. Balestier wrote the American chapters for The Naulahka (1892) and Kipling dedicated his Barrack-Room Ballads to him in the same year.

Alfred P. Burbank wrote to Sam, relating his talk with Howard Taylor, who had just begun writing a CY play. Burbank wrote, “Is there any day next week that I can have an interview with you on the subject?” He suggested coming up on Tuesday or Friday for a couple hours talk [MTP].

Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam: “Note for $4,000 safely received” (see Mar. 13). Hall asked if Sam had a new address for Mr. Eugene Meyer (Clemens’ piano teacher) who’d requested a set of LAL sent. He PS’d hoping Sam had received Blakely Hall’s (of the N.Y. Sun) note about the typesetter and the set of books from Andrew Carnegie  [MTP].