Thanks, Robert. I don't doubt that they all knew each other back in SF. What a time that was! Regards, Arianne Laidlaw On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 8:00 PM Robert STEWART <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Since Sam was single, it would not have been an "affair" if he got > together with Ina Coolbrith in San Francisco. I went hunting one day awhile > back never found an answer to the question on detail of their relationship, > other than rumor. > That he did care about her is indicated years later, following the 1906 SF > Earthquake in which she lost everything. George Wharton James was leading > fund raising to help her. In the East, James burst in on Twain, told Twain > he had made an appointment with a local photographer to have some photos > taken which he (James) would sell and give the money to Ina. James had > another appointment, and left; Twain followed through on getting to the > photographer. According to James' account of the incident, he did not > interview Twain; there is no evidence James ever interviewed Twain, though > he wrote several articles about Twain. > On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 6:03:03 PM PDT, Arianne <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Out of the blue, someone asked me, as if I'd know and I don't, whether Ina > and Clemens had an affair in S.F. She is said to have been involved with > him and Brett Hart, perhaps as colleagues, in the early 1860s. I think > she also was a writer. Apparently she moved to Oakland and became a mentor > (or something) to Jack London. > > Let me know if any of you can enlighten me. > > THANKS > Arianne Laidlaw > -- > Arianne Laidlaw A '58 > > -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58