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Letter from Charles P Sisley to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/6 · Item · 2 Jun 1904
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed paper: The Pictorial Magazine, Editorial Department, 2 Carmelite House, Carmelite Street, London. Addressed to Herbert J. Allingham, 5 Broughton Road, Ealing.
'In going through your serial 'For Sale - A Woman', I was surprised to see that the third instalment is very suggestive, following as it does the curtain to the second instalment. This at once disqualifies the story [...] the best way will be for you to submit some complete dramatic stories of 5,000 words each to take the place of the serial.' Printed signature.
Letter from Charles G.Murray to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/60 · Item · 5 Jan 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham

Headed notepaper: The Aldine Publishing Coy. Ltd., 1, 2 & 3 Crown Court, Chancery Lane, London WC. Signed.
'I should be glad if you would let me have another 'Duffer' story at once. Can you let me have a good comic subject for illustration for the cover. This will save time and then I shall not have to worry you for m.s. which would, in the event, be soon enough in a fortnight or so. I am also open to taken humorous complete stories for T.B. and if you have anything I should be glad to have the opportunity of considereing it.'

On verso: manuscript notes in pencil: 'Municipal [?], Cucling, Tailor & Cutter'
Letter from W Newman Flower to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/61 · Item · 27 Feb 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: The Penny Magazine, La Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill, EC, London. Signed.
'I am requiring soome Short Stories of from 1,500 to 3,000 words in length. Each story should contain a strong love interest and lend itself to illustration. There is no opening for very sensational stories.'
Letter from Robert Barr to [Herbert Allingham]
ALL/11/62 · Item · 11 Mar 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editor Robert Barr, The Idler, 33 Henrietta Street, Strand, London WC. Typescript address: Hillhead, Woldingham, Surrey. Signed.
'The novel to which you refer is 'The Countess Tekla', but I wrote a short story much more nearly resembling your opening chapter called 'Gentlemen! The King!' which was published in Prarson's Magazine so years ago and is republished, this month I think, in the Novel Magazine. I can never work up successfully the idea of some one else, nor could I collaborate. I have tried collaboration in the matter of plays, but I always get out of patience with the other fellow, or he gets out of patience with me. You don't need anyone to collaborate with you. Your opening is excellent, and the plan of the story is good. As you go on difficulties will be overcome or will disappear, and if the novel 'catches on' when finished, the profit and glory will not need to be shared with anyone else.
Letter from Robert Barr to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/63 · Item · 12 Apr 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: Editor Robert Barr, The Idler, 33 Henrietta Street, Strand, London WC. Signed.
'With regard to yours of March 15th, you are entirely mistaken in supposing that I wish even to hint that you have plagarised my story 'Gentlemen! The King!' I assure you I had no such thought. The two yarns were merely somewhat similar in idea. I see that 'Gentlemen! The King!' is out in the current Novel Magazine. Please send me one of your published stories if you have one by you.'
Letter from Charles G. Murray to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/64 · Item · 17 Apr 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: The Aldine Publishing Coy. Ltd., 1, 2 & 3 Crown Court, Chancery Lane, London WC. Signed.
'I should be glad if you owld give me a look in tomorrow afternoon, as I am in need of a story which I should like to put in your hands if you are free.'
Letter from Peter Keary to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/65 · Item · 25 Apr 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham
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.
'No, I do not forget you. I remember you quite well. Let me congratulate you on the 'New London Journal'. I remember reading the old 'London Journal' as a boy, and it is pleasant to renew acquaintance with Smith and his Minnigrey. I wish you all success in your present editorial capacity.'
Letter from Charles G. Murray to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/66 · Item · 22 May 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: The Aldine Publishing Coy. Ltd., 1, 2 & 3 Crown Court, Chancery Lane, London WC. Signed.
'I am sorry to have kept you waiitng so long for a reply to yours of 18th. I have [passed] the matter before our manager but owing to his absence today, I am unable to send you a definite answer.'
Letter from G Herbert Thring to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/67 · Item · 22 May 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham
Headed notepaper: The Society of Authors (Incorporated) President: George Meredith O.M. 39 Old Queen Street, Storey's Gate, SW. Includes lengthy list of Council members, Committee of Management members and Sub-Committee members. Also listed is G. Herbert Thring. Secretary and Solicitor. Signed.
'I am in receipt of your letter with enclosures. I fear you have not given me anything like sufficient information. You have given me no details of the contract existing between yourself and the Aldine Publishing Co. for your series of stories; you have given me no details as to the dates on which the first three stories were produced and the date on which you delivered the last story. It appears to me that unless you can produce some substantial evidence bearing on the date of delivery of your copy and of the last story, the success of your demand may be doubtful as it will be a matter of oath against oath. With regard to the first story of the new set I should also like full details of the contract. When these come to hand if I am undecided as to your position I will ask our Solicitors what view they take of the case. I must, however, have all the correspondence bearing on the matter and a fully detailed statement before I can do anything.'
Letter from Charles G. Murray to Herbert Allingham
ALL/11/68 · Item · 23 May 1906
Part of Herbert Allingham

Headed notepaper: The Aldine Publishing Coy. Ltd., 1, 2 & 3 Crown Court, Chancery Lane, London WC. Signed.
'Many thanks for your letter of yesterday's date, regarding the stories 'The Duffer's Last Case' and 'Frolicsome Five'. It is our wish to deal perfectly fairlywith you in this matter, but, naturally, we do not desire to purchase stories now for a paper which has already ceased to exist. The fact that the copy of the former story was delivered to late for publication in that Series, seems to suggest that there is here ground for a compromise, and our suggestion is that the stories should remain at your disposal for publication elsewhere, while we indemnify you for the trouble taken on our behalf. I am sure that you are as ready as we are to treat the question in a reasonable spirit, and hope that you will give me a call on some convenient day, when we can go fully into details.'

On verso - crayon drawings and doodles.