October 25 Sunday – In London, Livy wrote to Mary Mapes Dodge.
How well I remember the evening at Puddinhead Wilson your coming into our box. You sat there some time chatting with us before you recognized Susy. Then you leaned forward and said, “Why Susy is this you??” She gave a little pleased self-conscious laugh, and my mother’s heart was proudly touched because the tone of affection with which you said “Susy” [MTP].
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].