April 25 Saturday – Howard P. Taylor wrote Sam proposing terms for the dramatization of CY [MTP].

In New York, Edward W. Bok, editor of the Ladies Home Journal visited Webster & Co., and Fred Hall to inquire into securing the serial rights to The American Claimant. The interview persuaded Hall that a serial release in a periodical would not injure the sale of a trade book as much as he’d feared. Hall arranged for Bok to travel to Hartford to “learn something of the character of the book,” prior to making a firm offer. Hall then wrote to Sam of the meeting and his conclusions [MTNJ 3: 619n167].

Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam just after Edward W. Bok left. Bok wanted a new book by Sam for serialization in his newspaper syndicate. He was headed to Boston and wanted to be telegraphed if he might stop in Hartford to see Sam on his return, which would be either Thursday or Friday. Hall’s letter was positive on the opportunity. Sam wrote on the envelope, “Brer Let us telegraph I will see him” [MTP].