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Letter from Smith Elder to A.P. Watt

Reports to Mr Smith main points of conversation with Watt yesterday; Mr Smith agrees to Nelson's proposal for 7d (war conditions 9d net) edition of…

Letter from James Clark (William Mair) to A.P. Watt

Thanks Watt for cabling for Cinderella publication information; assures Watt did all possible in delicate negotiations; interprets Dodd Mead silence…

Kept matter open until Monday last when accepted another offer but as hopes to be able to cancel that will accept Watt's on understanding that stories…

Received letter of yesterday; willing to confine all stories to publication in Yorkshire Post so far as North of England newspapers are concerned with…

Want clear statement of dates on which stories will be available

Regrets accidental delay in responding to April 19th offer of Yeats story; had already booked another story for mentioned period; returns proofs

SRC to Mr Gray

Written wholly in Scots to a friend. Declines an invitation, citing the crushing dual burden of Kirk ministry and literary work, comparing himself to…

APW to WRN

Copy letter reporting successful sale of US book rights for Crockett's Grey Galloway to Dodd, Mead & Co. Also confirms Watt secured Dodd Mead's…

APW to H&S

Brief business letter referring to H&S letter of 17 September 1901. Watt requests return of the agency's copy of the formal agreement between H&S and…

Watt informs H&S that Crockett consents to H&S retitling his new Galloway book "RAIDERLAND". Also confirms Crockett's acceptance of H&S's proposal to…