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Letter from Editor, Pearson’s Weekly, Henrietta Street
ALL/11/14 · Item · 29 Nov 1904
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed paper: C. Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London. Signed.
‘I have now given the subject of your serial very careful consideration, but I regret that I am unable to accept it and I therefore return it herewith.’Apologises for the delay in arriving at decision and says would be pleased to see any short stories of not more than 3,000 words ‘if you care to send them along’.
Letter from Newman Flower to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/140 · Item · 24 Mar 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Cassell and Co. Ltd., Publishers, La Belle Sauvage, London EC. Signed.
'I am accepting both the stories you submitted, 'The Pigeon’s Feathers' and 'The Highgate Jewel Robbery'.'
Letter from Editor, London Magazine to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/141 · Item · 24 Apr 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: London Magazine, Editorial Department, 2 Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London EC. Signed.
'I regret the delay in giving your answer about the story entitled 'By Another Hand'. I am prepared to accept it and to pay £8.8.0. for the British Serial rights.'
Letter from H J Garrish to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/142 · Item · 25 May 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham

Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 2 Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London EC. Signed.
'I have used your short stories and have 'Lights of London Town' in hand. I assure you the delay was quite unavoidable and if it has caused you any inconvenience I very much regret it.'

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Letter from H J Garrish to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/143 · Item · 26 May 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 2 Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London EC. Signed.
'I am pleased to inform you that in order to get 'The Lights of London Town' started as quickly as possible the first instalment will be out in 'The Butterfly' week ending June 27th. In future instalments you need not insist upon the juvenile spirit of the story, as readers of this paper number old as well as young.'
Letter from W F Anderson to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/144 · Item · 26 May 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
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.
'With reference to your letter of the 8th inst., we have now decided to begin publication of your story 'A Devil of a Woman' in our evening paper in the week after next. We hope to send you proofs of the first instalment when it is set. Since writing you last we have been in communication with the writer of the Detective series appearing in the 'Red Letter', and he assures us that he selected the name 'Michael Power' in entire ignorance of the fact that it had been used elsewhere. He further states: 'I may say that when thinking of a name I ran over the names of the most faous detectives I could remember in fiction, amongst them being 'Michael Dred'. I thought Michael a good name. It was uncommon, and I first hit upon 'Michael Strong'. Then it was pointed out to me that it was the name of a Mr Strong who was a near neighbour of ours. It would look as if I had borrowed his name and so I used 'Power''.'
Letter from Newman Flower to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/145 · Item · 10 Jun 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Cassell and Co. Ltd., Publishers, La Belle Sauvage, London EC. Signed.
'I am using your story, 'The Pigeon's Feathers', and am having it set. There is no reason why should not do some more work for me if you like, though I think these two episodes show the necessity of great caution in the matter of names. If you are doing any boys' stuff, you might let me know, as I am wanting some boys' stories for 'Chums'.'
Letter from H J Garrish to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/146 · Item · 12 Jul 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 2 Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London EC. Signed.
'We want some more 'Lights of London Town' as we are none too well provided. As regards the School story I consider the opening very good indeed, but unfortunately the drinking idea puts it quite out of court. 'The Man Behind the King' I should like to try in 'Puck' but I cannot get quite a good estimate by the amount submitted. I should like to judge on a complete instalment of five or six thousand words with a good curtain.'
Letter from H J Garrish to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/147 · Item · 20 Aug 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham

Headed notepaper: Editorial Department, Chips, Comic Cuts, The Butterfly, Puck, The Jester, 2 Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London EC. Signed.
'We are right out of 'Lights'. As the story seems popular I am letting it rip. More Monday please.'

On verso: notes in pencil.
Letter from Director and Manager, 93 and 94 Long Acre to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/148 · Item · 29 Aug 1908
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: 93 and 94 Long Acre, London WC. Also at 67 Long Acre and 5 Burleigh Street, Strand London. Signed [illegible].
‘Your letter of the 22nd inst. has been handed to me. There is no possibility of the information in regard to your scheme respecting Earl’s Court having leaked out from here as no one had any knowledge of the matter except Mr. Bottomley and the writer. It could therefore only have been a case of 'great minds thinking alike'.’