Annie Adams Fields — 18 Jun. 1861

To ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS 

Wheeling, Va. June 18. [1861]

Mrs. Fields-

I have sketched a story,[1] which (as Mr. Fields is indifferent as to length) will extend through three no’s. The first part is finished. Shall I send it on, or would Mr. Fields prefer reading it all before he accepts or commences to publish it? I write to you, knowing that your time is not as occupied as his, most probably— and presuming on your courtesy to answer tiresome business letters—

Very respectfully

R. B. Harding—

Notes

1. Probably what would become “A Story of To-Day,” Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 1861-Mar. 1862); published in book form as Margret Howth: A Story of To-Day (1862).

Key Words

Margret Howth

Source

Richard Harding Davis Papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Contributor

S. M. Harris