February 27 Friday – In Hartford Sam wrote to Frederick J. Hall displaying an urgency caused by his distressed financial state. He wrote of the pending Sherman book:

What is the very quickest you can issue it? Its market is best for the next 30 days, I think; then nearly as good for 30 more; then comes the fading quickly out.

I have written 10,000 words on a book whose canvass is to begin September 1, and issue Dec. 10 with 75,000 orders — and not a single one short of that [MTLTP 269]. Note: Sherman died on Feb. 14; his family wanted a $1.50 edition with information from Blaine added.