May 12 Tuesday – Cyrus Curtis, publisher of Ladies Home Journal, increased the offer for the serialization of The American Claimant from $4,000 to $6,000. Sam accepted (on May 13) but problems would develop in coordinating the English and American installments [MTNJ 3: 625n192].

Henry M. Alden for Harper & Brothers wrote to Sam a note enclosing a $100 check for the piece “Luck,” which Alden wrote would make two pages in the magazine [MTP].

Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam of an offer made by Cyrus H. Curtis of the Ladies Home Journal (Curtis was the owner; Bok the editor) for serializing Sam’s upcoming book. Curtis offered $6,000 and Hall told him he didn’t think Sam would accept it but would “lay the offer before you and give him an answer as soon as possible” [MTP].

Note: No checks extant from Dec. 22, 1887 to this date (#’s 3952-5256).

Check #  Payee  Amount  [Notes]

5257  Madame Freese  7.20  French teacher