Dutton Verrill Paget Correspondence A by Doug Frizzle

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THE PAGET MOTION PTCTURE AGENCY THE PAGET TYPEWRITING BUREAU

SERVICE

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January

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| \f,fhile cvery cerc is takcn ofMSS.. I Drawioga, ctc,, rcnt to us. wc dirI cleio eny reponsibllity for locs damagc io trsnsit. or by fire. I cor otherwisc. I

19L8.

Messrs. E.' P. Dutton

& COrr

681 stfth Ave rue,

$r. John

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$iaerae.

York Clty.

Dear Bir, gacrae:

At the end of l.a.s eek iI. Yeffil1f cal1ed on &e and eaid that e.s it was extr ely doubtful if woul0 write any more books for a couple o on8er, consJ.dertng the state of the bookrm.rket, a aa the eontractg I made wlth you f,or ttTHE 30OK or THlr IJ/ESr I],l"nII]Sn and t,Tiff TR;iIL O3' ?HI CI,0v31[ Eo0frt provided cptlons for furtlrer books, reepeotlvely, f,or which I rae aleo his agent as provlded therein, ln vlew of these things he aeked me if I would a.ccept twenty-five d^ol.lare to oancel my a,geney clause as eoncerned thoee two booke and the further booke in eaclr of the eontracts f or whieh optlons $ere profided.

f decllned his offer, rsaylng that if he d.ld. not write the further booke I did not prof,lt by sald unwritten voIu$es; if lie skrould, a.fter all, write them, I should wieh to earn the commiesione c3.earJ"y due to me by the provisions speelfleall.$ made ln tiiose contracts. I was na.turally soueF/hat astoniehed to see in the following Sundayre New York Times the announcement that verri}I sas preparlng to wrlte further books for you, foI3..owing the sI[est Indiesfr bookr on South Amerlea, Centra]. Aperiea and Mexico. I rae aleo not a llttIe surpri.eed to receive this morning from Verrill a contralt for tht next book of the tr rC oven Hoof

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Dutton &

Co. 2.

I ca.lIed up Lir. Yerrill re the further voluraes io fol.Iow the {West Indlestr and }re inforrned me that ti:ey ttdid not eome under the option for further"'books provided for in the tTlest Ind.ies t eontract . r I had to inform him very d.efinltely that I would not accept that interpretation and should. lnsist that those furtkrer books be subjeet to my commiseionr &B governed by my eigency clauee in the ngest Indlestt eontract. So fair-rainded person eould dispute the matter partLcularly in view of L{r. Yeruil}ts dieingenuous proposition to me re the payment of Se5.00 to eancel rny agency clauses on both the exieting Dutton contraete(ttryest Indiesn ttCloven

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Hoof r ) .

I feel confident that XoE, putting yourself in my shoes, will. agree that my attitude is a perfectly proper one, a.nd th4t you will not permit L{r. \rerril} to put through thls clear evasion of his obligatlons to me. Your s

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fhe option clguse in the nlflest Indtesn contract reads: The Author gives to the Publlshere the firet refusal of further volunoes of a proposed seriee of sirnilar works on P.S.

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Central. and South Ameriea.

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25 WEST 45rh STREET NEW YORK The Followias arc Afilialcd @gqntzatlou: THE PAGET NEWSPAPER SERVICE THE PAGET DRAMA*TIC AGEIICY

THE PAGET MOTION PICTURE AGENCY THE PACET TYPEWRITING BUREAU

New

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I Drawings, etc.r scnt to us. we dla-I clalm any tepoosibtlity'for toss or drmagc ln traasit. or by 8re. II or otherwigc.

Jan. 1, ]918

I[es8rB. E.P.Dutton 68'l-

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Avenuer

Ifr. John ldacrae. Dear J,1r . Macra.e: I am delighted to be ab]-e to lnform Xotr, in referenee to rny }etter of January 5rd re Ur. l{gqr-ilf , that he cal"Led ln this morning and agrees to concede lny rlght to corlmlssion4Lbook cn r,IT. & E. SOlJIi{ ,$ii RICA$, for which he signed a contract with you recently. .

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Ile authorizes me to say that he vrlll be glad with a coiry of the contract. Doubtless :fou wlil"l be good enougn tc nake a norr,e on your file copy of the ccntract, and. on the account canne,:+.ed 'ryith 'r,his book, that it comes to ycu through my Agenc3', subject to the Ageney clause in the contract for 'ITHE BOOK CI'T:Hf: 'IIEST I'frDIESo - and that any flrther advances or royalties Lpon lt qhoutd be made to me for ]Jr. Verril} in acoo:rd.ance wlth said Agency clause.

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Arnerica, or.Mexico, shaIL, ?s provldecl in the contract f or ''Tqe Sooi{ oT'frlI]x'i{Isr rt{Drrs", be eubJect to the general Agency cLause in salC contract - snd +,Ttat the advan'ces ancl royalties <tue on any si:ch books shall be paiC throu& fay Agency.

amicabry sert' 3Tq"?ilr-ili*l "al he matter in the rvay iras done.

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PAGETAGENT. NEWYORK

Telcplata: 905 BRYANT

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Follaoiag arc ,4ftltatcd Organlzalbta:

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THE PAGET NEVSPAPER SERVICE THE PAGET MOTION PICTURE ACENCY THE PAGET DRAMA^TIC AGENCY THE PAGET TYPEWRITING BUREAU THE COSMOPOIJTAN COPYRIGT|T BUREAU

Januafy i5, Ideggrg.

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clrim any reponeibillty for lors or drmagc in treasit. or by 6te. or oth.rwla..

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E. P. Dtrttor: & Co., 68L 31fth Avenue, $ew York City.

John Macrae.

De::r Mr. trfaerae:

Replylng to yours of tranuary llth re VerrilL an of Decem"ber 5th, 191?. of which you kgndly sent me a copy, I enclose a coBy of a letter whlch I have written to Verrtll which requeets him to provlde written instructions which I can hand to you for your file. and the eontraet

It is so abund.antly clear that theee books eontracted. for 5th are al"so provided for by the optiono in the Gorltract for the book of the $W:ES? I$DIIESII, that I feel sure that I ean count upon you to Bee to it that our rights in thie matter

Deeember

are protected.

I anu, of course, perfectly riLLing to endeavor to obtain rrltten inetructione from Hr. Verri1l, who has already put on :ecord his ultimate agreement wlih rqlr view ofl the matter by payLng me our rnlnlmum commLssion of $25 in advance and on aceount lf further commissi.ons under this nelr contract. r underetood from you on the telephone that wkren you and lr. VerrllL entered into this new contract you understood, from .im that I had released h8ar from hls obLigaiions to me in regard. o it, clearly provided for in the contract for the book of itre wEsT rrdDrE8rt. since r dld not know of the existence of th$.e ontract or anything in regard to It whaterrer untlL aome weeks fter i.t was signed, any such understanding between Btr. VerrlLl nd. rayself wae quite imposslble. $d I thlgk you wi1l not I

Messrs.

3. F. Iutton & Co.

mlsunrl.erstand rae if I potnt out that it was certa-inIy due to me to get direct from me my view of the rnatter before this nevr contract wae eornpleted, exciuding me from it. I think that would have been qdvisabLe'as much with a view to your orn protection a.e mine - 4otr* I naturally look, ln a ea.se so elLar as this, puldish6f-to whom I have intiodueed an author, and beany to made careful provision for further bookg, tween whom I have so unequivocaLl,y stated to be eubject to our literary whieh are agency elause. .

3or instance you now ask me to obtain written instruetions from I,[r. Verrill conflrming his hraving come round. to uy way of l.ookli:g at the matter, &$ proved by hie payment, to me of, $2S comnnissiononaccount.IfsuchwritterrWisnecessary from MI. Veml11 to you, merely confirming what is already provide{ for in the original contract eoveri.ng the new contract, surely it wae equally Recessary to obtain from ue written eonfirmation of the aLleged releaee (which f never gave or irad a chanee of glving) of Mr. Verrill from hig obligations to me in regard, to ihe new booke for which options were provid.ed in the orlginal contract. I know I ean wr lte th$s frankl;n to you without fear of misunderetanding and if you can take tfune to thtnk of the matter fronn my point of vlew, Iou will realize horry very important 1t ls to me to feel tha.t whlLe I do m$ utrypstr &B a literary agent, to guard the interests both of pubJ"isher and author, and to see to the proBer carrying out of the nutual obllgatlone, I aleo have a right to expeet +"hat pub3"ishere will d"o their utmost to guard my intereets when they are so clearly provided for a.e in the prEE-ent lnsta.nce. If ldr. Yerrll-I d.oes :iot srlte the latter I have aeked for, it would seem to me abundantly sufflcient that you should write to hira and ptt it on record that you agree with him (*s shown by hia payment to me of $25 commleslon on account ) that the books provided for in the contract dated Decer,ber 5th do most eertalnprovisions made for thern in the contract for }y come unddr therW:EST the book of the IifDIIStt, and. that einee, through an oversight, the new contract was signed uithout my agency clause, a3-I future payments on the books fpovirled for in'ttre contraet dated. Syraeuse []rrri,ersirr

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Me'ssrs.

X, P. Dutton & Co. 3.

December

1ngly.

5th wil"1 be paid by your firm through my agency aceord-

I much regret to have to trouble yo-u in the matter and to have to write a.t, thlp Length, but t tefr, that a very clear principle is at etake,+W I can rely upon you to set right a rnistake which was nna,d.e eertainly through no fauLt of mine. I a.u, as ever, Very sincerely yours,

RHP/lT

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Ilyatt Yerrill, Fstrr tB6 Breatell Hotel,

* *u*J'ffi"f,-ffit}: Svracuse UniVersity LibrarY

D6nr E{?. YerrlLI: between

!.8, I'astrs,e hsie e$nt rae a copy' of ttre eo,ntraot youreelf end rnrtton re t},re vol,umes (1 i tll$nfi#:R$ A3{B {silt}t$rss

m .yHsrit:8s ,soufll rr{E8I**16; {3} '}:iENI,3f +R }ISXI#G f-gIt?f;IpASLY*r cn whlc}r I hane seeeLved our rul.nimui:r conrierylar: of '#25 oir the f,iret vo}ene ou acootnt of 10f of the arlv*,,ce.sr"id reyalties due unrler tliie *o*traet, ar,ld rhl*h. iis you re?e gosd enou&h u}tiuately to a,gree,*ei,i&e unâ&#x201A;Źer the provlelonb of the eo*tf,act for the Lssk of tlre ?[SST I:IDIE$i f,.hteh S&?a, IArtton optleno gn thase firther'boa}cs. wliieii pptio*e alaa eubJect,i,ri our eSBnSJr elanse at the foot of the egnrere +.r&,et. H"{';?rffE

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!fF. !daer''e polnts out that thia new eontraot errbodyin6 ,the acoeptanoe gf fJreee pptlons by thm, on dho temia :aentLoaed ln sush new eonttra.ct date$ tr)eognber $, 1917' Brofldee tha.t pagraent af tlre *dvauess aud ro3r,*ltles eh+ulrl be raa,de to you - sirich Gorrwith t&e lnetruetl.ons l"n the oontract for ttra o*ok of tke fltets rWffST SFDIB$i. rhleh provldee tlrs.t'arnounts dLLe ln cosaecttsg ritlr .oon8raets lf and r-trcu made for the f,rrture Erooke, c}lall be pal,d to the Paget Uterary Agency. ' *e also paiats out *hat wl:.11* you have e.gree*l lrlth ere and have lxitd to se sus rntrnir,rus f2& eomffileeisn ort aossunt of furth,en comunibelons under the new pontraet, he ou*ht to recelve a letter 'from you to ue duly stered bJr you*-*hi.eh t c*u forrerd. to hlm for ttieir fl],e, refardlffi the fa"t tbat preu hare agreed that the co* tract of E*eesbs Sth ls subJest to our coumlselono, and. that

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thcr*f,o"e the-rffi -i"-'t*r".ofi*iiffii"i.ip n* pai.d thr*u6k u* --a*a parme$&c a* alres# pretl&ed t|ge tboo&-or r&e n*ssr lssEssr'r fhl* *ttl sat--tbui* rtii"H ;ishi-ina-.rrfi6 . cantracta &he tre r*hotrr

lnto liarnory, __I- *ar **Tfl"U"f.coFg-gf .thle t*tter- t* ,,r: Fs"c!r$L&* exd a&alr be,i&rsarlv*o3lrfiq- t] ]rfi-;ed Ub*r rsfti,r,r: r]r-ru r.er,*er to me ritJr veurl o,H. ;;; ;idd?,*;-;d;'rr retter rhi.eh r earl ira.rid m"{o''iffifr;rffi ys$r or Errto sc a *bort 't

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THE PACET MOTION PICTURE AGENCY THE PAGET TYPEWRITING BUREAU

T}TE PAGET DRAIUA.Trc AGENCY

THE COSMOPOUTAN COPYRIGHT BUREAU

Janu.a3.v

care is taLcn ofMSS..

Drawings, ctc,, rcnt to us. wc diicteim any rcsponsibllity fos loca or d.mage in transit. or by fire. or othcrwigc.

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?his to give ]rou foruia.J warning tha"t, f cler.imc youJ obligation to pay throu.gh the Paget Litera.ry Agenc;"' a.11 ruonies vrliatsoever due or accruing du-e uncler the terns of tlie coni,raci aa.ted Iecenber 5, I91?, between A.- 1I. Verrill and E. P. Iuttoti {c Co., for ihree volumes on Scuth Afierica a.nd }texico.

i,iy cla.iri to the ,r;ay:rrent of these monies through rny a.gency is based upon cia.uees in tlie ccntraot. of Jui.y 12, 1.916, bettreer: I. P. jjurton â&#x201A;Źc Co. r and A. H. 1,Ierrill for rTHX B00I; CIf' ??lx' lVliST

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Auth.or gives io the Fubl-i.gkrers the first refuserl of fr-irthe.r'vclu,nies of a plol)osed series of sirnil.ar wcri,rs on lIexir:o, a.nd Central and Sout,}i Atierica.. the Author tiereby a.iithorlzes and empowers his Agen'i;s, The Paget Litera.ry Ageney, of 25 West 45tii Streetlii lde$r [ork city, to collec'r, and rqcei.ve afl. sums of rnoney paya.ble to the Autlior rinrier the terms a.nd conditione of .this a.greenient a-nd under the terms and conditions of fulure agreements for further rrol.umes, 3.F provideri. above, and d-ecla.re.q tha.t Ti:e paget Litera.r:y AgenCy t s receiS:i slia"l1 be a good a"nd va.]:d d-ischa.rge to all per$ons paying such rrlonies to ihem. the Author qlso hereby a.utllorizes anc-l empcrvc&s tire Publ ishers to trea"t with

, ,'t Lf essre I E. P. Dutton &

The Faget literary Agency on his beha.Lf in aLl. matters concerning thie agreer:ent, and slickr further aâ&#x201A;Źreefiients in any

way wliatsoever

r inay further ir:rf ofln tha.t r ha.ve r:eceived from ],T. iier:'t]l $25 in arJ.vance a.ndJrou" on accouni of ri,y la,fi eowdission, anrl I embocly in this ldter, as foliows, t}:.e copy of the stateiiient riellvered to L{r. yerr"i3.1, and a.cceptecl by him, in eonnec'cior wlth ihe payrrent of said $zb on a.ccount of our

l,Qfl eownission. since you ha.ve already palci to lJ,r. verrill. in adyance and on account of royalties $soo under the contract of }ecenber 5th :'eferreei to a.bove, I have eharged I,1r. yerri]l re pccount with a.IuT!i:q, #25 to make up our tUfoil 10f; comrrrissicn on the sa.iri $500.

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Your.".rrfu%

copY 03 s?AT}ji,slf?

ianuary ?, 1918.

A. Hyatt Verril1., Esq. Bece iverl fr om 3.P. nutton & Co. a.dvance on a/e royalties ?,nd volume Of ,tgloven iloof r \/,rir;.iiSts :i;

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eonrnrission On afe our lOfi corniiission on a.rtrva"nce a.nd royaltles of the bo.ok on IT. & g. South America", a.$ per contract t3ook of Weet Our ryinimum

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PACETACENT, NEW YORK

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Telephonc: 905 BRYANT

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"A$ to t1',e -8coi,- of the lliest lr-dies, 1 vo'ilIing to 1ea",..e {;i:e cre{- e of pr-h1 rcr ticn a rC rry'' ce tc ilr. llacrae's jt:-dgment provid-ed. t.e is r,rrl I r-r.5. t o I f t-et'e to hls eor;trect as: to tire la;rr.rent of tl'e sercord instel-li:rent of {:2SO.OOC rihic}r i,ies to bb leid wit}rin six nor ths o:1 ti-e C-ete uhen Illi v;as deillered. It As I hr.ve connted- or, tlils ir' n;r l-.lers it wor,l-cl- serior.sl;r inconrrenlence ne 1f d"ele-yed r:rti1 r.elit Soptember. If therefore il::. .r-aerp-e tt ir:.],s 1t best to r.':itl:1ro1d. puhJ ieetlor, tr-ltil ti..at d.ate I s1'€.13 e:.1 ect n]: T,a:'r,rert just the sa.rie. hs fa:: ers the ei:erges 1r. tb.e che.pter or.r Danish iYest frrd-ies c"re corcerr-ed f wil-l El r-d"lJ,' nc-ke tl:err:, brit 1t r,;i1l not be uecestrs.t:lr to revirite th-e chapter btt in each ca,se w?'lcr:e th.e iel-ar,i.s r-f'e rr:--r'el:reC. to es .lJar ish, sribstrtute ( "Acr-riired 'b]r iinlluU State s b;r pt:rc;t,ase Ieeent,er 1916" ). flowever if iir. i;a.cra.e lreiere erd. r'rill ser,o ne tj:e proof oi +-he hooir refe:"rirf to ttre-lerish. i"est f adles ( or a t;rpevrritter, coy)v of l.ire litj ) I vril I rer.rri t e the po:'t ion.g rerlui::ing altere"tior:. " am

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@be lPsget ?{;itemrp zs rilrsr 45th STREET

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905 BRYANT

Tlrc Fonaotas atc

THE PAGET NEi.VSPAPER SERVICE

DRAru$rc AGENCY

PAGET

Addrc$:

PAGETAGENT, NEV YORK

NEW YORK

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Cablc

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O4aalzaltotu:

THE PAGET MOTION PTCTURE AGENCI THE PAGET TYPEVRITING BUREAU

Wbilc evcry carc is takeoof MSS,. Drawi$ss. etc., saDt to ns, wc dis. claim any resDoasibility for loss or damage io traasit, or by 6re, or othcrwise,

Apri.L 24, 19L?.

Hessrs. E.P. Dutton, & Co., 681

I'ifth

Avenue,

New

York Clty.

I{r.

John tr{acrae.

Dear

'Sl: ,-lrli i gi'i;lr,., j.-,irt.,rt.v

illr. I'iacrae,

It has been very difflcult to keep ln touch with Mr. A.H. Verrl1l - and I have only just recelved from him a letter dated April 5 in reply to one whlch I wrote him to me of December L4, in December, referring to your.letter eOneernlng the contraet f Or 6T;ij ?F.,,i.iL .il' -rr1 f;-,1)rrj'1,:l Hr0:'t. Verrill wrltes: rTell };lr. ]l{aerae I wl}} trse every effort to have tl:e manuscrlpt reach him by June 1, but I fear it will be impossible to obtain lllustra.tions. I do not thlnk this makes any difference however, and am personally of the opinlon that lllustratlons, especially photographs, detract from a boye bcok of thls sort.r I w1I} dellver the manuscript to you as soon as it reaches me - further, if, Mr, YerriII should by any cha.nee send the manuscript to you d.irect, I should be greatly obliged i.f you wlI1 notlf,y me. Sincerely yours, Ri{P/rDK

I .g' I{ew

Yarh ileb. 23rd.

1922

Mr. Jo?m Maerae, Co, 6Bl FLftl.L Aue.

E.P.Dutton.

i,leut YorT; CLty.

lvracuse I rnrversity Llbrarv

near Mr.Macrae:

I haue just

letter deted.Feb. 78th., but rdtLch, f see bA the postmark wi$ not +taLled untL| tlw 21,st" I regret t?wt ya?r dld, not see fLt to re-tiA to 7nA preuLous l.etter.wr!,tten Ln JanuarUr*s Ln t\?fr,t case tt'e uh,67e unfortrtnate mLeund,erstandLng nL$tt \ta,oe been reoeLued, Aour

cleared, up.

io tlw

0f IllE RElALUru1llfSfS, Although I real.ly consLder thqt Vour TwJd up of, the payment {or thLs on tha grou.nds tlwd LJlastro,ti,ons upre,not f,urnLsWd, Ls quLbbLLng, stLJl.,a,e Vol.t i,nsLst upon tlt'Lsrl an eendLng Aou photagraptts oi Venezuelcn seenes rnentLoned, Ln tho story. I[te;oaason I say f Tooh uporl thLs as so'neu)iint ltetty,Ls because t\rc orLgi,7uq7- ztrtdersiancli,ng Lxt,s thnt f ttns to furnLsh, pttotos whLclt, wcuid, Ferue &'s o, gu,Ld,e to tlLe artLst illustratL!-Lg t\w baohs,and, as t?te pLctures sup.oJLed, usLth, the ctWr aoLu,nes u.ere not usedrand as gou Jong ago gaoe up tt?E Ldea of, usLng p?wtoe as Lllastratlans, such ,;?wtos tollJ be.of, no rea| ua\ue Ln eonnect'Lon vtLtl't tVw boo\t. Eotreuer, t1Lo,i Ls t?trt,t, X an sendlng tlw pLctares und,er separate cover so you cannot eay f h,aue not fuJfLJled thp eontract to tlta Jet,ter. ]fozts o's regcrd,s ffB South Amerlean book: LeauLng. asLd,e alJ rtruesti,ons of, nyttchasLng t\w rcLnfieTsrr 6t uou )ut Lt and, aLr guestlon of, th,e eon)etertcy of, the reacters oy the uali,d,Lty of, tTteLr crLtLei,srnsrzottlch I long ago tooh u-,wlttt, yor-t, r am perf,ectly toLll.Lng to tal."e t?Le t{s oy t7'e booi; ancl reprLte Lt w?wre need,ed and, to mabe d,nu eorreetl,)rls #### of, staternents tohLetr, *re not correct. Eut f slw,Jl certaLnJy requlre an undertcitlng lfron aau t?wt Ln th.a,t eese f a;rz Lnf,orwed, of, tha nffies lfow as

TRAIL

of qny pq,rty or pa,rtLes who take aaceptLon to my strs,ternents Ln t?w usork. If, Ls Q,n i,mpossLbJe si,tuctLon f*r an a,utkor to h,aue \ti,s statenents d,ubbed erroneoas or ljfrrse bg an qrss4ymous crltLer You eay tltat iI got uerA a,cri,monLous ouer th,e matter, flwre uore but twc natters Ln tlw r-tsTwJe con,trouersA wttLch.aud,e me acrLnonlous arLA if, Aou ar anyona el.se \wd been Lrz,ny plaee yoa or t?w!/ lcouJd \rr*ue been f,ar rflore acrlrnorlLott,s tiw,n, myself,, ITpse ttyc natters w-re,f,Lrstt-t?w f,act t?La,t you, used, Uour erLt+ci,sms of tltLs boah 6s a, basLs f,or ref,usLt"t,g to fdff,l your obJ!,gat,Lons regardLng thn TRAIL serLeâ&#x201A;Ź, And saeor?d:- thp faet t?l/*,t UOu q,ecepted ttlr erLtLeLsrns of, q,not?wr wLthout gLui,ng ne , t71,e /?,a:ii,e of nJ erLt,Le* Ang cr|tLc ar reuLer;er wfuo L* aifrci,d to use h,Ls natna is,to rny nLnd,,urutrfrrthy oi consi,CeratLon; I{ow I thlnk we ttnc\eretand, each other and, Lf, you wts\t, I shall be uerA glad to talh tTtLs dtol.e matter ouer i,n persoT?, if gou ea,n, appaunt a t,Lrne bef,ore you Je*ue, 1thorwi,se Lt Ls weraly necessd,ra;or you to wrbte ifle c, JLne agreeLng to *zy stLpulati,ons encl to serrcl tne t?w clwek f,or $175, d.we orl t?w rRArL oF fiIE RTrLlurrlllr,srs. 07t eourse i,t is und,erstood th/l,t Lf f undertaka to rewrLtd th,i,s boo?t ss statedrand, i,f Aou keep to you" a,greenents to sertd, tiw e?wcir and do ruot subwlt my wark to an&,*o.us eri,ti,esr.f wi,ll do t?,]fi at?,wr uoJunes of the So.:.tth AmerLean ffiffi., fn f,a,ct,the contracts wlll renaLn as Lrr ttwLr ori,gf,ns.J . Syracuse -" r uvsr Univsl5;s1

fo rm.

I tntst t?tilt r

Twue rnad,a euerytTtLng

elecr

and,

Librari

that our forma! eordi,aJ

reLatLons ttay be resum,ed; f rratst conf,ess fuotreoery that, l,n, a-tJ r?t! o,v;)arienee Ln wrLtL:og I ?wue neuer ltart any dLff,LcultA rslth a .*.tblLsh,er ?t,Lt?terto t" and t7t8 entLre u,nfortunpte a/latr couLrt reac),Lly izaue been aaclded, ha,d,

aou not, Twld up ttw,!r*,Ll o the r book,

booh baca*se of,

any

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Lf you are raLllLng to do goar part, AgaLn expressLrtg nV regrets f,or tlw lntu u,rl.,tf6q,s6ntness an"rJ ?wplrry tho,t Vou, wlll s,ppreeLq,te tTze f,aet tTwt f hnue wt Vau $tore t?wrz Twif

Awerilean. book Ln proper eha.pe

t$d!2 I renaLn,2

tiLneerely

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*arsf 1*.$urtg thtf }ooB ron**, adl,'ttffi I b*v{ *$ail'" #-1; "{-ry:oi,anusiriBt l'"ecPoBrtbtr's f g lta ;";;i;;";-*t"-"etiilt fi.-ru.e*ryauce -tc *a tlis urxtr$arlFt" .tou il;;lffil--r.*iil&"pid.-*ii 11 6Uee *ht ,st$ss*t I ryQ-s*f ever h*yC 6g**r{Lttf iti*ilt ferp-sqrtungpfq'a! * b66* *9.fsSL 3f orrcr pn?llaher te ffiH ffi[-ffi;[*.' hat{rtr erap**i- *

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tbII'6E tbrottgh ?ar coutrsateg rrlth as to 0o oertain rpes_*fts EoilF oa lllE. &16 garola PefEt. Slc89 coutraeta yoar :gUrtr -.ilfta:t 1"9-:l1jt-lly-:^Eodsr i ieot iie ;it L ;;-tJ*6-s.* elr tblase' vqu Y€T-o raiaDP'Tll3olt.t'g eBd of ih* ;st !"r; otnrod yo$rrnll,tioaalg to tbe a$r. thst.tqS*, E*. Ebe pgg}t- f,* uni rffirTiS"}il*;n,ii{r' w11trw*6*s;lts*'a&net tI it i* txF ue -plrlrttht& sa*tk *mrfisaa niwd* Vor*u*E*u eox*rffit tt aegs 1* trot1 *u&ertoig tc ';;;;d ili ;;e; omt'gpoa tkr** qr[ter 6# & te rrrttc $antoe leokq dsnl"* {Eil*rgcsle a*.i uniipeiert ar& Es*tsF' sB ssrth*{t* tfF 1f H;-;il['siith *rmr,*,snr".g,qL.*,* -voir-

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Ameltca.ABdvoiffiIrtexlgo.1{Ewerg-qu1toeasoltohavg.'the!e Eood. uadertakLag, an'd I had. f"fa"toolrs to.soutn Aueriss. It was a d.o what I fell $ur€ you werg ry reaEon to bolleve that you would "o" of d.olag - wrlte tXlree bopks whlch would stahd for a-long ""putle stand,arl End, lmportant book* on $outh Amqrics' EAg f,lrEt t lms est -*;;.:;;-r"a.-p"oi." f or publioat ion; and tf vou €xpec t us t o ;;i;*; proceed with the putLlcat ioa of YoJ.uue Oae and. it l* mado corrgct ana rleht, then you must gi.ve ms somo guarantee that you will Forform the rest of tho work ln a workmanllka wayr I axn speaklng pf$lnb and frim tb shouldEr' bscause n? of othe r methocL e**t u""ornpf tsU what is now des 1r'abla: the sstt lameat mr"e vour eon*act. ;;;i- r',-;;-;"-;;";-;;;; RatthfullY Yoqrs' '7r.1

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Bf,. A. ESBtt Pernlltr,; 81 0r Bof r,8lt Ead,f,ron I rugro St st loa;

lort olty. DaBr Mr. Yenrlllr I bau* yorr lCttEr or Peln*ar? Iettrr .tlxrctallt in rsl,etion t$ E*A #*&*e S$ xffi SEtsI-Sn'tr$EIffi$. EHs n*r$fls:rfFt ii" sf t&*i taot''*{ fif'tril ihs *trInctsf,ttro*i ara flst hstrt. ,ir E rrteri*rEt[ o!1r *sif,r+ttFs;' ,pofi s9]!* *o ftpir*ch x* *[t& l*e 4r*cor$trr't ss* tfu *.L[u*tr**&i**r ,,1** ]l*s*.*Ilt *,f t.h* *Lt***x**t$Hr trsn 6aa h*** raax s, #{tt&.1$.{t_uer tho $f***et. DeltHallg yoer*t Bss

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nlversrtv l_rbrary

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Tork Feb, l?t\l,Jg?a

Nr.John, iie1raet

E.P.0utton

Ca,

681 FLf,th Aoe, l{ew Yorh CLtg.

Dear SLr:

fn gcur Zetter d,ated, Jane 8t71,, tg21 Vou state2 raf,errLnq to t71E balanee of, $775, due on ItE fRaIL oF',t',t? frEvOLUIrL*rSISrt?wt' gou wLll Wy t\w awount Ln Febntary t922, f thlref,ore a4 tohLng tta Tlbertg of, renlitfi,Ln'g you of thLs f"n order tfwt Lt naV not sJLp Uowr nlnti; As yau saw fi',t to wltlwld t?w payment regord.less of tlw tenns o'f, t\w eorttraat ond aJso arbLtrafr*fly dLsrqga,ritad, tfw e,lawee dtleh isrobi,d,es f,or arbLtratLorz Ln ol,ae t*gre is oq d$f,$erenOe af, oplnlon bettnen out'?wr and, patLerttly wi,tno*,ffitn*nd,Lng t\\frt swahl, erbi,tratlon shouLA be oai.Ied, upont t ttl,st t\lilt' you can, at l.east l*ep Aour wrLtten prornLse and, nake tlw puynent as a*au agrecd

pubJlstler,

and,

as I

?wue w,Lted

.)vracuse

ufllversrlt i.lhral i tnv) uoLLt,i,on) ttn l.*i.nn of Vour,'o?orL If not,than f s?wl| be conpaTled,, mteb as f regret to Ao lot to tahte otlwr wasures for.eolleatlng Lt: whLeh2 i,n aLew of, your leiter and t?w fact that Aou o,ccepted, the Tta,nu,ecrLptt wLll not be a d,Lff,Lcalt notter f Lm*gLneo I f,eel sare horpuer,, t?t.rt you Twve ruo LntentLon of, repudlatLng Aour wrLtten, statemert,ts arud, tlwt iltp cTtpch ',oiil bte f,orthao.rhi;rgg bef,ore 7

tfto

end,

P.0,Box

of, th,Ls 12L

MadLson Sg.Sto,

manth,,

1,."*"*

ue6a trwTy'

l{aw Vork Jan,. 16t7'1, tgPA

jlr..Ioh,n McCrae,

bt tton -E Co . 681 FLfth Aue, CLty.

E, P,

Dear aLr:

Fernlt ne to rernLrt"d, yoll thrl,t Lrz Aou,r letLer af June SttL* tgEJ .t lou stated, tttfr,t you *ould p&A tlte fu,Jatzea af, 8175' d.ue on, fEE fRAiL 0F fEE Rg'f1LUff7i{fSfS orl th,e flrst oi Febru*.-y, LgeE arud, f sh*LJ t?wrefore e;cpect to receLce t\Le anourut on" ti'ttr t date. Y.ours uarg truJy2

P"0.Eox 1P,1 i{adi,son Sg.Sta,

Zfi/rrEB,**"{ \Iracuse r, ,.,nlversit!

Libnry

JE[e S. lSAl.

Br. nr E$att ftrf,itl, Eotel Ba*&i'agtoar Crlttobal I Q.

lltr I }r*rt fffir d,i.ctnrtart lstt# *f Tay e$th (I r*tr sbout "arg tp e*trl tt rratbyl . Erlderttr-y fron rtrspglul yae fcel Ja*ttf r{[ t* ffslie8 bsth d,trturb** un6 eugftr ;roa$ h+*l th* itrn*tlors prctat*,g fre$ tr[tr.f rlan$&,i$t tt$,&rc G*!il$flt. Eut 3t *+il frmBsrn [n t]t* oaafi erc -lo*xi*trl *het thtrr le *nstno; .t([r of tb* far0e f*an, *$* r*3r a[6 I tae6tar ttr rseai* gm o*!tc tt tkir **nahutrci*irrt** qrri,sksf Boe

Valr

Bsttorr 1111 Dg urt6ed.

* r yO* ItitSw; x an lwllard ts s$*et {u*at ed to &rt &.*r{l sa tk ar;r*6f *u d,oalln6 trttb m.Dr thta ta tbo tcrt *ay. Flrrt l.t uq t*1.!. yo{r t s+ I her* ni islratls* tf msu**etefre! BBf orrtlsGil I bBVr uad.B. th tGl ?*[ttr *qua]l.y {*finf*r* [r tha I tr hare Ec l.s* *uttr* *f prbltrbla* s bool rotttra6 oEt to glrr prol)rf lnfo!tsBtloB t* tfrr 1l*hltS, rrkla tr ilsooror tb8 lnfcrmttoa g[rcu lr uot qslrcst *a r0ur l"atierc*f, e[A lr rnaagLy aSrpral,rcd ta othe! lugtauoelr : I rtrll ftr** *Tel-rt*tb sB tltla rol,uslc of,-thf Erait utet*rf {fiB !tstl& 0tr {H$ SffiSLUflXSffi$t$. Shs'rstr*{or6p t 'e[sitr*d. hrury, sE s,n&r, Utd. It l,e too latc to h8"o thlc toot tEato fe; tbtr lretra bu,rtairo. tf t$s'nas*ror+1pt t,r np to tkq p*liilt.rd sf t&r t** irii*eins rt[*lrcr ln tbc rcrterl !.t rtII tc aaocptcd aq{ trrat0 fo! oD the bettrr of tlr toatteol rf,gnrill oa tho l,gtf, Ary of Droubc; 1919o .tt lhet tlss rt paltl yEs 8laEioo. .tr yorr herr fol Srour fi]E 6[od, au0 rrrf,fl,olcut rllsoit lalloit to ltclltct thtrr lEsuuroltptr f[B!B tho 18tL iry Of Dooulcr, 1919 raitl tue tC 6ay of Ssir l9?1, tr rlall! tn ItIr r&aEe!, feE grosil a4l raf,ftal,cat lqareE! tBll tO B6€.Ft ihlr anutrsslpt aad, pay t[o rCuala**g *l.tE.so, xrt,ll trttrsert f*&4. ,, ta** tl]r ltt*ut$ t'il**nil *t ir:fgh*r ** vlor tl t&* f,aEt tb** trst'lrsfflttsilfl ** asr ficlitc**c to It st B ltno rc late ln tM tnss thnt lt tr lugocolblo for pe to giet ttil r-so* s***Xr f,or'rtftc SBII6 ae &ua *ratm fu* e 1rtop6$ rro5lr Ia lic t*st{ t&e* yon Lsvr f*tlti to oxrpDly rt rtth o* ,ato* lrellaar, rhlob k e pell of,nthrl oonllasl rrr Latc rl*$.ygu fgq.*Lcajubltshrn}-:qf tuuq" tHes ,IQek rr 9tr€t '*Utr1-;$a titet ttrut ii;; i., ti ons"h{"i{; ir*etfi gE$r51, x[It3J'8$**3un#$oflJ*"J$3i 3S6$fLIf,Io&$ Ff$Stiof$f rs !b*t ace0*f,tlA to tt&{}o*!tritr* *qt8ftti.6 ty f & thr*gh yffir 6$*!rt Feh. *t ia &u$ntt 131fu thoio *uag6 t* tulua*r. tr*t tr br r*lttc* an* fitaiftr* tf yeg f*r our eppfsr&tr, - a8{ t,tr Bo6}pt*d,} - Bubli**tisr. fttr oor8rr the eto"GE Foot geriea. of you! 8orth.[scrlooil} boo[ I eu d,eallag nttb thr firbrrot "H.t la s ropar**c lsltrt. I h*ra uCIthtrgl frtrunl8 f,rtetrrt ta yq-ut tEt tralr untt ioat fal,rif ail,{ lqHerol* Bt thr fa*t tt*pt rb*n yos ftrrt sn.e

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to tbat Bocostlrc i_o ttj$oulttnr rnbutrttcd by ,sE th!'s,gih ,ous c6rat Pebyot to Ut slttau aa{ rEtrt 1916r thOfc lcrna!,n ire ".olrfi6a aoocSrtod.] eppdotil e*O lf atl*:ril ty S.0[ fo! oE! - pntlf,oatiol. ',tr.&rE[,rt gtlist. Ihlr totrrr fh6 c1o!6t troot I are rlcaltn6 rltb tlr rubJcl af yoil! Sorrth &sericaa toEt La a rrparato l,rllrrr X hnvr upthlagi but f$iendlrrlatelrrt 1! t?!t3.^ tEt yst ffi,rt trrcU f,airly ana rquamls at tbr faot thnt rbra roE rlltt

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rnpo*rlltrr ar preartEs!., rli y*, er"-fi*d;H *irrcrrlt yoE tB!r8a_yffir atiraltrsn f,ra! llteretutt to othu raltr f!r!?$r I-rf?.g ar*-r.*lTs"llv vou, ttrcrarnrc Dsr nffrrc{ y.!y aetcliai{ :: I-lt tatb sr to ttr llt.!s!t qralltr are tba tr,lre ror {cilr.ry. qal,cts

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Cristobal, C. 2.,

28thll92J., , 192

Nr:John Maerea

EeP.Dttttoru Co. 618 FLlvh Aue, i{ew Yark {}t tUo ivrar.ttse i ,nl rre.rqr-,r i.rniar.,

Dear Mr.Mocrea:

om naefl surprLsed,

to Jeo,nl f,rom ErsoVerrt l.l tl1frt

Vo& lw,ve

to Wll for tlw Jast boak of, tlze Irvll serlee ar f,or ilw trtlrate storg on t\rc ground,e tlw,t tlwre trure mlr?vy k, on Soutfl Amertea. errore vn,booh deeJf,&ed

Yau Twoe neve? betore ryGde o,ny corrplaf,rzt abowt th,e Lai&er

thet ttlr nanuecrLpt ums tn bad elwie an"d'had to':,be retgped. iloraooerrf d,eali,n,e to a,ocept any sttolt, etatenent os vo errars and, itoJd, wterlal, rehnshed! Of eou,rse tlwre nny be aome errars inA u, f Twue not been, to Brazll lar a numbar of, years f rs,s obllged to tntet to the Gooernnen, reporxs and oti1p,7 Jt,teroture f,or tne up*r;o-d,ste boolt, nerely statlng

naterf,al on xld\b eouittry. Bttt as f,ar as Venezuela, t?Le Au,ta,rTae Columbia and, tanarro, Gre aoncef'rteei tlzere Ls rlo ald retw,slng ond ni,ghty f,ew e?rors. r und,erst;and tizat you base uour saatement on Tn"Dtng rwd, clrc ffg reulewed,, t:{ you Twve so tweh f,aLth l,n gour nreaLeztern rdty d,ont t you ?woe ?rLn or ner wrLle Vour boohs and, no\ get ne to do Lt? I Eormver2 tf f,or x?ie aahe of, arqntent,tlle ils f,a sJJ you ffiy

I{OTEI- WASIIIN(;TON

Cri,stobal,C.2.,

,192

of, tsofEs r eannob aee o,s Lt hns th,e

leaet bearf,ng oru aTte qu,eatLon of uh,e boohs ef ihg L'v"a|l ser{es o?" on tne plrate story. f?wse are under &parate and, d,Leti,nct aont,rz,cts ond I iwuo neuer get heard of, busLnees rnet?wds rfrtarebgt one aontract corald be uotded because sane ofi,lwr aontrae* wd, ruot been fi,tied enttrelv to #te eatlaf,aeaf"on of ail caneerrzed, Iou ndght Just, as tssllf re{vsz ao {}&A your tai,lor i,d Vour ht,teher df,dnt t sut,t or Uoa mLght as weJl and wLtfu egual.Ly goad rez,son, relltsz to pell a ray&Jfia on ane book beeause s,ruot7,?Br d,i,d,nt&

eel,l wajl"

\Vftlt't.lSr: i rIl1 t,e!.iSit. . I ibial

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rf, you paret,st Ln yoar e.iw'o,ordtnary polni of, vlew and ref,use to fiiJf,LrJ gowr pd?", of, the eontraev f,or t;he traLi boak arud, *f, yaa eonttnue to h,old, {M plrote stora wf,t?wut settJ,ng f,|r 8Qi7t@2 I theJJ eoneidar tlwt gou iw,oe abrogated the corutraev and u?wt J- g,m ct, perfeea Tf,berig to dls;:ose of, attese books ef,serfi%re. Ft'naltg J woatd lL?oe $a staae t@,t tf, ttwre tev-e suc\l errors s,8 you etaLn Ln i;hn Soztth Amerlaarz boott tlwn the na"cl;er shouid, izaae been bfougTox to ny evranttan f,or aorreciiai Jong ago. 70u wve Ttad tke NS Ln gaur ?nnds for ten ruorr,t;hs and tn the onJa j.etter I'1waa ha,ci f,rorn aau on th€ subjeca,uou nereig saf,d rlwt t?te ffs zms f,n M,d shnpe a-nd, tlwo thta iwd, d,etoyed prlntLn,gt-not a wrd of, eomtrtlaLnru or arltLelsn about ttre booh itnerwt,s€:-orld thfr,t tes efter Aou ixn,d, hfr,d Lt f,or slx months and nfrd nfrd, anple opportuntty to ha,aa Lt nreulewedt,

HOTEL WASHINGTON

('ristobal, C.2.,

,192

ar otherwlse Pe$$ed uPatxc It t?wref,ore o,ppears tolryne ti?fr,t Lt

Ls nour

varv loie in the

d,ay ao mahe gaek c ta,Lrrzs.

as f,ar as,iue ptrete st'ArY Ls corzcerneci ehe onlg eOntraci ar

Verful unde"stsndlng ;but tiw l;|fr,il book t?4,j,Jr-r*Jr" Jr(ur!r)-or- u" ,on"r,*rlu' o,, twr,stect Lrzta any*rt*,ns

sgreement we r&d,

1ffi,8 a,

'but the agreemente eontq,Lned ilwreLn

f wuld ea,Il no Vou? attenlf"on Elwt t?tere Ls nothl,ng Lrt the tradl book controcYe dtlelt provLd,es f,ar nam paryertt af odaanees Ld sotna otker wori, Ls at Syt'acuse Linrversit) Librarr f;ault, f am quLte sure thfr,i I rwald be boflte oui in thls eontentLom by s,rLd,

arbttltors, by Jaw or by tfue Autlwrs Leogue, I om,and oJtg,ys Iwee been, gulte wLltlng ta rw,he a,ny eorreetlans or ehanges tn, any l{5, bttt yod eennat exgtect we to d,o 'i;ltLe unleas tV,e natfref ts auLled, to mg aitentlon. Yours very tru,lyt ,4

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OTEL DBO

BOND.I\NNEX HARTFORD,CONNECTICUT

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you:errtlld eho'r ria':ttiasa, ttle-tfildtpg of,'tEga b'ooics ta t!s, eore*no*a Pf tlu q*rtFeq t?aat fus*i lelsqdr lrB*ild pscetu*a .Orf;i, *tr-r*lrc'rrlO ire oal;r brro g$*d to gt-e tha bsof"s.e.b you er:6gq9t. grtu*r, Eay dtrl6f4ept ls- thet ffi; givlrrg of tlmeo boots to thla llst

+r ryani vilrin ie "ortlrLarc d'ran arr adrrert-------------tatng:*t* rye'Iaft l,"fg ,. thfgii,&rt: wa' nlgat t$$!ts :t{,,?&r} oag^ *,'I-r{tar io1tl*afw 'lha fg-ht tn t,,tins ir1*r uai. pr$ltehsdr. g,ltl ag ths' p*ies 9$ -f,ol*inp f oI. F1You ordsr. Ehls ooald-be dcna thro'.Uh ouh uiail o!'idel} departaeat. s*tt,re}5 ro$sintelprti, tho ptuport aud X&t*a[:sf'n3r !a!t.er to_Y-!*r:_ Sp err,'Anfueli,y eilgggpa ie the'expXolti.ng'of Uootrd**1t19 *t?h tbr si"t-ix[i;'i# safr,*f; *mn*er;,roi lr':sia4$ry t9 !F' ,

tllde* eu-vi Lry rt.rl1 tbese r#irctic*'"i iiiiai}i**ile 0f :arykin6,sau*y'for Etp&*tiLest, 3, snttiir'P,G$. f*r{tr aFdl iim"t"n mliem

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NU}?OPEANPI.AIV

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HeswBmmwww6a6/ FIFTH A\IENUE - TWENT-:' SE\IENTH STREET

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i have liecej-veti- :rollr l.€'eiei l:6'gqriLint t]:e Ques*,,1cn cf sendlng orit h{}cks ano I c6nnct s&j'ihat i agfe€ Wlili ;r6ii. lThj-ie the go',relTica:tl cf tlie va.:'i r-iis lSlantls a::e t1u1- i€r abl-e ta hrilr an1l, :l&i. for hcc,Ir-S yet the.' gle:ti1r R bfeci-i t"€ l-ltt]-e cclillterr j-e€ end. I -lt;ck prss?.ilied +,c then ti.qglifr.'-1j. re :-:lt,r'ts :-n a lre31i' trsefl.rl &Rfi afilreclatJ":re

l-etter.

A$ fcr tiie heri.ds of tlie

the voi-:, r;ncfi '-v]:o ca$ ald t]:e e,iie c'f hr c}:F, for lt Off,gn r..:grl,lpgg *:At pfrS.leC+,Lire n&3-qefiger"S 8$]i the offl"cl&l-1., of the li-ner ici: lrforna'ii.n ::egir:"d"ing trclts on the'1sl-anriu. &t 8rr; r:ite it seens tc ne tlla*" f,lie ferry d.c:ller* ({,gg.c0 J.r: al-l-) re Yesentee b:.' tj:e txro}:s woul G have ber;6 iseli icna ld r"n ar1're::i:-s:-ili , a*rf" cf coillrtie ti:J-$ ls a iqai"ter tii8 t, is nup tc" y611 arr6 I ala \J

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foris ta fu::tlier the sa]-es

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FIFIE P7'

O OE

EUIIOPDANPLAN

TwmBmowrywt/Yl I'IFTH A\'ENUE - TWENTY SE\IENTH STREET

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E\at .WTA:II FaYI7ool,f .E,A'TEAND SEOWDP, l rt L L TALt J,

Deo.

Uf N, JR.,

I4th.

1917

Bear ffir. Mc0rae:

Donrt think for a mor*ent that ray 'usual-ly placid. naturen has been disfuirbed . I have no doubt

that you are working in the best interests of a1l eoncerned and I am eqr:ally free to acicrowledge your superior jud.gement in regard to sales of the book, heace my statement that in futrre I would

all such matters in your hand.s. Far be it from me to take issue with Duttons over sueh leave

unttors,

L* **rnt for ihe boyst book been made as yet? I ask this as I have heard nothing from Faeet in regard to it. will you be able to furnish any of the works on south Aneriea as r asked By the nay,

in ay last letter, or the one bofore it? Eo,rs uu"! .truIy,

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-DUI?OPNAN PI,AAT

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FIFTII A\IENUE -T\A'ENTTT SE\'ENTII STREDT

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EUITOPEANPIIAN

TmmBreonryNr,tu FIFTH A\IE1VUE.T\AIENTY SE\IENTH STREET

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Dear

}k.

Dec. e0th. 1917

IdcCrae:

of the 19th. received. I am sendirg herewith a list' of the heads of the various S.S, lines to whom the books shoul-d be sent,. I have already given away my copies to three sf ihe lines, (United Fruit, Porto Rieo. and Quebec S.S,Cos. ) I regret that you "/ still adhere to the idea that to give books to these men will not resuli in lncreaseci sales. As a matter of faet I lolow that the three copies I $ave oiit have Yours

already resulted in the sale of seven copies. People are constantly asking the offiees ,when they

tickets, to reco,,,rrorrd books on the islands and nran;r of the l-inesrmoreover, print names of books which they recon"raend ontheir ad.rer*i^*r* literature. The offici.als eonsider that the sale of the books is to their adlantag., *i increasing interest in the plirchase

Ats S O L

fr,rB I/Y FIrtE PR o O 7

EUROPEANP-LA^T

mBreomrywy/Ya

I.IFTH AI,IENUE.T\AZENTY SEVENTII STREET

NnrgYonx Crryr E\lEtaYraool:f 'wrrEr .BATEAND SEOV{ER WTIr Il rALf

aL Q

tlIN N r.7R.,

islarrds reached by iheir hoatsrand hence they all they ean to frrther their sales. Moreover, these men are

alL nersonal friends of

are interested in ny work and the sar-e of tire booirs and I as sure you wilL find tnat the outJ.ay mine and

times over, ffaen I l-ast sa"ov you ihe question of a second" boys' story was brought up. ?he ori"gir:al idea was to repafrd, iaany

haye

sequeL

be done at ground

to tire cloven Fout end if this is io

all it

should. be done

this winter.

not

while Itn on the

to a decision about ti:is before I leavet I hope to get off on a 0an you

come

ship leaving here about Jen, ?th. Yours very truly, 1

hsrsbc* lS-. tf;lt"

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York Dec, IBth.IgI?

that no copies of the '.ffest Indies book have been sent to the heads of tire tws or tirree stearnship lines, and as I eonsider tirat these Inen.are in an exceptional position As

rxrd.erstand

for fr.lrthering the sales, I

have d.ecided

to send ther* eopies at

expense. I would thorefors retu,est that you wilJ. send me three eopies of the book and send biLl for same to me at

my offit

youl^ earl le st convenience .

plar:nirg to leave by January first so if you could arrange to settle up the matter of the fiction books before that tiue it wouLd be vory convenient for me. I have completed a considerable nortion of the new bookrlall- of that relat,ing to Guiana, and feel sure itwill be eyen

am now

better than the

Book

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Indies.

am enclosing herewith memorandr:m

of errata whieh shoula be as

inserted in the'itest Ind.les book, elther a slip or as corre,;tion$ irr the next ed ition. ffould Srou have any objection to ray havirrg my mail seni to Dutt"on durrirg my a'osei:ce as I shall have no iixed add.ress to which it ean be fovrard-eeil Yours vely truly,