October 21 Wednesday – In London Sam wrote to Frank Bliss:
As I understand the idiotic law, the renewal of a copyright is not possible until the original one lacks 6 months of running out.
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.
October 1 Thursday ca. – On or about this day a portion of a letter Sam sent to Orion appeared in the Keokuk Gate City; it survives in scrapbook 20 at the MTP:
October – Sometime during the month Sam wrote to Poultney Bigelow, confiding the secret address of 23 Tedworth Square for him to visit. Sam headed the note, “Private,” and explained:
September 27 Sunday – In London Sam wrote to Wayne MacVeagh.
September 24 Thursday – In London Sam wrote to William Dean Howells, responding to his Sept. 13 letter of condolence.
September 23 Wednesday – In London Sam wrote a PS note to Franklin G. Whitmore reminding him to keep the Farmington Ave. house insured.
September 21 Monday – Sam’s notebook for this day:
September 17 Thursday – London. In his Sept. 14to Whitmore, Sam disclosed he’d just written the Authors Club to withdraw his membership. A note dated Sept. 17 to the club secretary to withdraw “for economical reasons” is in the MTP, so it may be that this was put off a few days [MTP].
September 11 Friday – The Clemenses and Katy Leary went to London. Sam’s letter of Sept. 14 to Whitmore reveals that Livy was still out house-hunting.