March 25 Thursday – At 23 Tedworth Square in London, Sam wrote to Chatto & Windus to correct an oversight in JA, which he’d intended to be his silver-wedding gift to Livy when he began it in Florence in 1893. He had forgotten to request the dedication in the front pages and now sent the copy he wished them to insert: ,

TO MY WIFE 1895  Olivia Langdon Clemens

THIS BOOK  is tendered on our wedding anniversary in grateful recognition of her twenty-five years of valued service as my literary advisor & editor.

THE AUTHOR

[MTP].

Sam also replied to James Ross Clemens who evidently had written suggesting another date for a visit.

JRC’s note is not extant. Sam replied:

“Most unfortunately that is my hour for the dentist, & he sails for America next week. Do you think you can make it the same hour next day?—Saturday. If I don’t hear from you I’ll expect you” [MTP]. Note: thus the day of JRC’s request and Sam’s dental appointment was the next day, Mar. 26.

Sam also wrote to Henry J. Harper, the letter not extant but referred to in Sam’s Mar. 26 to Rogers as well as Harper’s reply of Apr. 9—this is likely a copy or similar note as to Chatto & Windus (above), and contained the silver wedding tribute to Livy.