February 10 Monday – Sam wrote from Washington to Emma Beach and began with: “PS.—Don’t skip any of this letter, now—because it is just full of wisdom.” Sam often put his postscripts at the top of his letters. Sam told Emeline he was still sick. He also was proud of the way he’d lobbied and squelched the nomination of a nominee for postmaster of San Francisco [MTL 2: 180-5]. Note: Sam’s letters to Emeline were playful, teasing, and softly condescending. His interest in her, young as she was, is evident in these letters.

Sam’s article “Washington Gossip” dated Feb. 8, ran in the New York Herald [Camfield, bibliog.]. Note: attributed to Sam by Louis Budd—See Feb. 3 entry and notes.