September 26 Monday – Susy Clemens finished her Sept. 25 letter to Louise Brownell (see Sept. 25).

In his notebook Sam made a memorandum to “order Galignani & l’Italy” (Galignani’s Messenger, a daily English-language publication from Paris) [Gribben 250; NB 32, TS 26].

This was in a long list of items to get and do, including:

Ton of writing paper. / Envelops. / 2 copying books. / 1 letter press. / Gloves. Cravats. / See U.S. Consul / Write to Lemon & Co. / Telegraph / 2 bottles Scotch whiskey. / Notify Paris bankers & Webster & Co. / Hair cut / Mrs. Gibson, Fahnstock d’Italy / 6 Pears’ soap. / Get prescription filled. / Get 100f — silver & copper. / Get 2 Italian dictionaries. / …Go first to A. Lev via del Giglio 11, & order 6 pillows for tonight. / Get some clothes racs ( at Le ‘s) / Yaller Italian grammar. / 3 waste-paper baskets 41 v Cavour. / Get Clara’s dic / Get 6 mos’ permission /Ask about coachman’s pourboire. / Other servants ditto. / As at bank about M 2,71160 / Call at Pension Chapman / Order Galignani & l’Italy. / Where is the best place to get linen? — & where get pillow cases made? / Our bread & butter not very good. Where get them? /Tell her you want to call on her, or her on you. / How should one to? Give one or two servants money? — or pay them by check once a week? / What are the wages? Pasquale —- 60 / Angeo —— 50 / gigia —— 30 / Pension Clarke 12A piazza d’Azeglio / 8 fr. a day per person, baths & lights extra [NB 32 TS 25-7]. Note: Since the haircut is judged to have been Sept. 25, some of these items may have been written over two days.

Randolph A. Robinson wrote on Union Club, N.Y. letterhead to Sam. Robinson played on his brief meeting with Sam at “the Round Table Club” to ask for an autograph for an English friend. [MTP].