May 20, 1883, Sunday

Thunder, light rain in morning.  Did not go out.
Wrote Dodd, Mead and Company inquiring if they still had Murray's editon of Arabian Nights and Ingoldsby Legends (ed. 1852) as given in their Catalog No. 4.
Wrote Scribner and Welford inquiring if they still had several books advertised in their catalogs of March and July 1882.
Wrote Mr. Chiapella that not a brick had yet arrived and urged him to hurry up those engaged to deliver at Riverton last week.
Wrote Willy in reply.  Wrote Nanny. Wrote Betty.