September 6 Sunday – Note guestbook for Sept 5-6 above. Sam’s guestbook, as well as IVL TS 63-64:
Name Address Date Remarks
James Ross Clemens M.D. St. Louis, Mo. September 6-8 [Illegible notes]
September 5 Saturday – Sam’s new guestbook:
Name Address Date Remarks
Harriet Enders Pittsfield, Mass September 5-6
John O. Enders “ “ “ “
John Howells New York City “ “ [Illegible notes]
September 4 Friday – Frances Nunnally wrote from Brown’s Hotel, London to Sam.
Dear Mr. Clemens,—
September 3 Thursday– In Redding, Conn. Sam replied to the Aug. 31 from James R. Clemens by sending a telegram: “Shall be very happy to see you on Sunday but am very sorry you not both come. / S. L. Clemens” [MTP].
Sam also wrote to Dorothy Quick in Plainfield, N.J.
September 2 Wednesday – Dorothy Quick wrote to Sam.
My dear Mr Clemens.
September 1 Tuesday – Sam had Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bigelow Paine, and daughter Louise to luncheon [Sept. 3 to Quick]. Note: he did not enter this visit into his new guestbook.
Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Lou and David arrived to visit mother, but I couldn’t meet them, for I was full of the King’s reception today” [MTP: IVL TS 62].
Bruno Frede wrote from Altona a.d. Elbe, Germany to ask for Mark Twain’s autograph. He included some verses in German [MTP].
September – Sam inscribed a photograph of himself in his white suit sitting in a chair and holding a book, to Isabel S. Wayland (Mrs. John Elton Wayland): “Mrs. John Wayland, with the affectionate regards of Mark Twain, Sept/08”[Sotheby’s auction June 19, 2003, Lot 127]. The Waylands were logged into Sam’s guest book for the period Aug. 31 to Sept 2, giving their home as “Little Pumpkin Island.”
August 31 Monday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: “John and Isabel Wayland came today” [MTP: IVL TS 62].
James Ross Clemens wrote to Sam, having arrived in South Dartmouth, Mass. and finding Sam’s invitation for him and his wife to visit Stormfield. Unfortunately only he could come and wanted to look in the following Sunday. He would stay overnight [MTP].
August 30 Sunday – In his Sept. 3 to Dorothy Quick, Sam related, “We had a kind of house- warming three or four days ago, & the people of the countryside came, about 300, young & old, & boys & girls, & we had a very pleasant afternoon.” The gathering was likely this day, and included the guestbook entries below; these guests were residents of the surrounding area, which Sam gave no addresses for.
Sam’s New guestbook:
Name Address Date Remarks
August 29 Saturday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Benares [Ashcroft] came back from Canada today and arrived when Paine was playing billiards with the King and I was unpacking books” [MTP: IVL TS 62].