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.

September 9 Wednesday – Livy, daughter Clara, and Katy Leary arrived in Southampton. It is assumed they went directly to Guildford to be reunited with Sam [Sept. 10 to Rogers].

September 6 Sunday – In Guildford, England Sam responded to Laurence Hutton’s letter of condolence (not extant).

September 1 Tuesday – Chatto & Windus sent a form letter of their move to St. Martin’s Lane [MTP].

September – The second and last installment of the 23,400 word Tom Sawyer, Detective ran the Sept. issue of Harper’s Magazine. 21 illustrations were included by A.B. Frost. It would be included by Harper’s in book form, together with the 34,000 word Tom Sawyer Abroad in November, 1896. The latter had first appeared in book form in 1894 by Webster & Co., after being serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine.