May 25 Monday – Sylvanus Lord of London sent Sam a rather strange and cryptic postcard, addressed only to “Mark Twain / America” stamped with a “deficiency of address supplied by NYPO” — Dear Sir — / If this reaches you you must acknowledge by return of post and you will hear of something to your advantage. / Yours faithfully” [MTP].

Horace L. Traubel for the Contemporary Club, Phila. wrote to Sam that a few of them were dining with Walt Whitman on the 31st and asked Sam to send “salutations” [MTP].

.Check # Payee Amount [Notes]

5271 Mrs. Jessie Pinney Baldwin 104.45

5272 Whisne Porteus & Co 13.78

5273 Mr. S.F. Stadelman 1.00

May 25-June 4 Thursday – Sometime during this period Sam wrote a short note to Franklin G. Whitmore, asking him to see Will Collins, who wanted to buy the Clemens family pew for the remaining ten months [MTP]. Sam noted that the money had been promised to a “bedridden permanent invalid,” — probably a relative of Mrs. George H. Warner’s [MTNJ 3: 624n186].