Headed notepaper: The Dundee Courier, The Weekly News, The Weekly Welcome, The Red Letter, D C Thomson & Co. Ltd proprietors and publishers, Head office - Dundee, London office - 109 Fleet Street EC, Glasgow office - 136 West Nile Street. Signed. 'We are obliged to you for your kin offer of 'The Mad Marquis' but regret that this story is hardly suitable for our present purposes and are accordingly returning the copy to you with thanks. We shall be pleased to conside the 80,000 word serial you mention if you will kindly send it on to us at your convenience.'
Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Puck A Humorous Journal, 2 Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London EC. Signed. 'Owing to some drastic alterations in the make up of my journals I am sorry to inform you that there is no opening for 5,000 word stories. However, if you care to cut the enclosed down to 3,000 words, I shall be able to use it at an early date and will pay you at our ordinary rates on publication.'
Headed notepaper: The Penny Magazine, La Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill EC, London. Signed. Dictated. ‘I regret I do not care for the enclosed. Could you let me see some more short stories for 'The Penny Magazine as soon as possible.' PS ‘Please do not put the real names into stories. I will tell you about an affair over one of your stories when you are passing this way and can give me a call.’
Headed notepaper: C. Arthur Pearson Ld., Pearson's Weekly, Pearson's Magazine, Royal Magazine, Rapid Review, M.A.P, Home Notes, Henrietta Street, London WC. Signed. 'Re the New Boys' Paper, I have quote an aversion to taking up anything that has already been run by another house, and besides, as far as can readily understand it would be more to our profit to project a new paper of our own and take all the gains (or losses) in it, than enter into a bargain with others. But whatever my feeling might be I am sure my other directors would not consider this.'
Stamped address: 'Brookeleas', 3 Eden Road, Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells. Signed. 'The two vols rec'd with thanks. I note what you say in your letters and must leave - for a long chat - the whole business of Publishing as for its 'worrying' me, do not think that is possible. I have read the 'Captain's Fag' and 'A Regular Duffer' also 'Max' of course; all are first rate and will sell if properly produced. I want to see Mr. Blogg when next in Gough Sq. and will write him for appointment shortly. All MSS I will bring with me.' PS ‘I am already in touch with American Publishers and a first large parcel reaches me next week. Must chat of these when we meet.’
Headed notepaper: The Cambridge Literary Society, Savoy House 115 Strand, London WCand at Chelsea SW. Managing Director: George G Magnus, Secretary: Claude Scudamore. Signed. 'Many thanks for your 2 short stories to hand, which I have read with much interest. I hope to place a series of these tales - they ought to prove a success. I fear the drawing is not up to the mark, but will submit it when the story is accepted.'
Headed notepaper: The Dundee Courier, The Weekly News, The Weekly Welcome, The Red Letter, D C Thomson & Co. Ltd proprietors and publishers, Head office - Dundee, London office - 109 Fleet Street EC, Glasgow office - 136 West Nile Street. Signed. ‘We have given very careful consideration to your story 'A Devil of a Woman' and consider it somewhat too sensational to use in any of our weekly papers. We might run it, however, in our evening paper 'The Evening Telegraph and Post' which circulates in the counties of Forfar, Fife and Perth, if you could give us the right to one serial use of the story for that district for £6?’
Headed notepaper: The Dundee Courier, The Weekly News, The Weekly Welcome, The Red Letter, D C Thomson & Co. Ltd proprietors and publishers, Head office - Dundee, London office - 109 Fleet Street EC, Glasgow office - 136 West Nile Street. Signed. ‘We have no difficulty getting very good reprint stories for our purpose at £5 to £7 10/-. We are willing, however, to increase our price for your story to £8 8/-. We send cheque for that amount herewith.’
Headed notepaper: The Dundee Courier, The Weekly News, The Weekly Welcome, The Red Letter, D C Thomson & Co. Ltd proprietors and publishers, Head office - Dundee, London office - 109 Fleet Street EC, Glasgow office - 136 West Nile Street. Signed. 'I have to thank you for your letter accepting a cheque for a guineas in payment of one serial use of your story 'A Devil of a Woman' in the 'Evening Telegraph and Post'.'
