June 3 Wednesday – In Hartford Sam wrote to his sister, Pamela Moffett, who’d written she was going to Fredonia to comfort her daughter, Annie Webster, recently widowed. Sam told of their travel plans, a “French village” not yet decided on, and “all of next winter, no doubt,” in Berlin.

We are working & packing night & day, now — part of the trunks & two of the children go to New York to-morrow & the rest of us follow Friday. We sail at 5 a.m. Saturday in La Gascoigne for Havre, & shall remain 3 days in Paris making plans. Love to all, In haste / Sam [MTP].

Sam’s notebook entry reveals the agreement with McClure’s Syndicate for the letters from Europe was changed on this date to specify 5,000 to 6,000 words each [MTNJ 3: 632].

Sam’s notebook contains the text of a telegram (not extant), which may have been sent for Livy to Dr. Rachel Brooks Gleason of the Elmira water cure fame:

Telegram, June 3/91, 9.30 a.m. Mrs. O.B. Gleason, Elmira. If you & Zippie feel that the voyage is a risk to Sue [Crane], I beg that you will persuade her to give it up. Olivia L. Clemens [MTNJ 3: 634]. Note: “Zippie” Rachel Brooks Gleason was formerly Livy’s personal physician. Sue would accompany the family to Europe.

Joseph N. Verey (Very) sent Sam testimonials with a brief note of regards [MTP].

Check # Payee Amount [Notes]

5292 Mr. Richard Coombs 5.04

5293 Western Union Telegraph Co. 2.25

5294 Mr. Andrew Alexander 5.00

5295 Hartford Electric Light 12.89

5296 Mssrs. C.L. Palmer 100.35

5297 Lincoln, Seyms & Co. 15.50

5298 Mssrs. Wm. B. Smith & Son 22.80

5299 Windsor Creamery 7.00

5300 Mssrs. Hills & Co 31.76

5301 Aitken, Son & Co 12.00

5303 Mr. W.B. Lloyd 8.25

5304 W.W. Jacobs & Co. 6.00