James T. Fields — [?] Jan. 1862

To JAMES T. FIELDS
[early 1862], Wheeling

My dear friend.

Here are “The Gurneys.” [1] I hope they will please you better than they do me. The pages read “fagged” to me, and I am tired and need rest. Tell dear Annie I received her letter day before yesterday and will write very soon.

I want to ask a favor of you. Can you, if the story pleases you, advance me now $225 on it? At 8 dollars a page, it will be worth more than that, but I would like to have that now, and if there is anything over, I don’t care for it until the whole story is published. I am sorry to ask you this for I liked the way of sending the money after it was printed but it would be very convenient for me to have that much just now, and I can ask you to oblige me so far. Nobody else—

Please give my best love to Annie

and believe always yours and hers truly
R.B.H.

Notes

1. Published as “Paul Blecker.”

Key Words

"Paul Blecker", financial issues

Source

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

Contributor

S. M. Harris