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Doubleday Page & Co. to Watt agreeing to relinquish publication rights of The Black Douglas per contract terms; Crockett to purchase plates at cost of…

Queries rate for story; dislikes title, suggests 'The New Moon'

Accepts story at £3:3:0 per thousand words

Letter from Dr Alexander Whyte to S.R. Crockett

Advocates returning to original title 'The Dark of the Moon'; discusses title with friends including Drummond

Medical certificate stating Crockett suffering nervous exhaustion from overwork; must refrain from work for at least one month; strongly advised…

Confirms Crockett's new story commences in Christian World on 14 September 1905

Letter from James Clarke & Co to A.P. Watt & Son

Stock holdings: 70 copies Kit Kennedy 12/6 edition (will reckon as 6/- book at trade terms), electrotype plates cost £20; 46 copies Kid McGhie 2/-…

Letter from F.J. North for James Clarke & Co. to A.P. Watt & Sons

Confirms 12.5% royalty on 2 shilling editions of Kit Kennedy, Cinderella, Flower o' the Corn; 13 copies reckoned to dozen for sales calculation

We are in receipt of your letter of May 11th and note your instructions to send future accounts (from June 30th 1933) for late Mr. S.R. Crockett's…

Letter from G.B. Burgin to Watt

Confirms Crockett agreed to 3500-word story despite preferring more latitude