May 27 Monday – At 1410 W. 10th in N.Y.C., Sam wrote to William Dean Howells after presumably receiving a photograph of Howells inscribed to “Old Clemens.”

May 26 Sunday – Sam’s notebook: “Roslyn” [NB 44 TS 11].

May 25 Saturday – Sam’s notebook: “Alice Day, dinner” [NB 44 TS 11].

Check # Payee Amount [Notes]

216 Consol gas of NY 9.50

May 23 Thursday – Sam’s notebook: “Mrs. Rogers” [NB 44 TS 11].

At 1410 W. 10th in N.Y.C., Sam wrote a postcard to Channing H. Cook of the American Plasmon Co., N.Y.C. “You were quite right, Dr. Cook. It was Dr. Lockwood“ [MTP].

Sam also wrote to Rudyard Kipling, apologetic he hadn’t been much help in Kipling’s suit against Putnam & Co.

May 22 Wednesday – Adirondack Park Co. per George V. Duryee wrote to Sam enclosing an inventory of the Camp cabin furniture [MTP].

[Dangling PDF box]  [MTP: MS: Anderson Galleries].

May 21 Tuesday – Sam’s notebook: “May 21. The first time John Mackay has mentioned that $5,000 in all these years. Said he had my vote. A surprise to me. He bought what John P. Jones called a ‘privilege,’ & paid for it. Jones did the same. I owe nothing. The idea of my borrowing money at that time! I had burdens enough without that. It was about 1890” [NB 44 TS 11]. Note: see Sam’s NB entry of July 29, 1890, Vol. II.

Check # Payee Amount [Notes]

May 20 Monday – Sam’s notebook: “2 p.m. Stenographer / John Mackay after 2. 253 B’way” [NB 44 TS 11].

Check # Payee Amount [Notes]

114 Whitmore 110.00

At 1410 W. 10th in N.Y.C., Sam wrote on Frank Bliss’ May 15: “Dear Bliss: You have correctly stated the situation (above) as I understand it” [MTP]. Note: See May 15.

May 17 Friday – Sam’s notebook: “Judson Smith has an impediment in his veracity. / Paraphrase the E.G. Cable make Ament a young lady who publishes her own unchastity. Because she does it in only one cablegram it isn’t worth noticing” [NB 44 TS 11].

May 16 Thursday – Adirondack Park Co. per George V. Duryee wrote to Sam acknowledging his check for $150 and a signed copy of the lease for the camp cabin [MTP].

May 15 Wednesday – At 1410 W. 10th in N.Y.C., Sam wrote a PS to an unidentified person, that in reading a form he found the person would have to have his signature notarized; “That’s putting you to too much trouble; therefore I will come down & we will get up some other arrangement” [MTP]. Note: the prior letter that goes with this PS seems to be lost, since it does not fit with recent letters by Twain.

Check # Payee Amount [Notes]

210 Self 300.00