October 4-18 Sunday – In London Sam wrote to his English publisher, Andrew Chatto:

To-morrow or next day Mr. William Wilson an old Scotch friend & present neighbor of mine will call upon you business-wise, with a manuscript book. I promised him that you would read it; and told him that if you liked it & wanted it he would find that you & Mr. Spalding are fair dealers.

Sam added that Harper gave permission for Chatto to use the “Californian’s Tale,” and if there was a hurry he could let him have his type-written copy. Sam also thanked him for “the copper-plate letter” which had arrived [MTP].