James T. Fields — 10 Nov. 1862
To JAMES T. FIELDS
November 10, [1862], Wheeling
Mr. Fields
Your “bow-wow”[1] letter was good and cordial inasmuch as it said very plainly— “good friends we are”— You will try and obtain an opening for me in England? I am especially anxious for this—not to please myself so much as others. Do you think if we sent the Christmas story[2] to the Cornhill[3] it would be there in time? I would like it very much if possible. Is it?
Is Annie sick or has she learned to conjugate the verb “vergessen”?[4] That I am sure she has not. What prospect has Mrs. Frémont’s book?[5] I’ve written to every editor I know—every letter helps you know. Do let “our Jessie” have a triumph—
Yours R. B. H.
Notes
Slang for commanding manner.
“The Promise of Dawn.”
Cornhill Magazine, published in London.
German: to forget.
Jessie Benton Frémont’s A Study of the Guard.
Key Words
“The Promise of Dawn”, A Study of the Guard (J.B. Fremont), English publication, Jessie Benton Fremont
Source
Richard Harding Davis Papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Contributor
S. M. Harris