October 25 Wednesday – Before leaving for Hartford, Sam enclosed Charles Langdon’s Oct. 24 letter (asking for payment of $1,705.93 for the James Rathbone note and interest payments) to Frederick J. Hall. See Aug. 8 for Langdon borrowing $8,000 from his friend Rathbone to help Webster & Co.

Lotos Club per Frank R. Lawrence wrote to Sam a short note, enclosing a formal, caligraphied invitation to the first club dinner in Sam’s honor, on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. [MTP].