BIB_ID
190533
Accession number
MA 9868.3
Creator
Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard), 1850-1928.
Display Date
Oxford, England, 1889 April 30.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 18.1 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Written from "New College, / Oxford."
Written from "New College, / Oxford."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Concerning a possible publishing contract; saying "...I have for some time felt that the arrangements made by Messrs. Sonnenschein for our books are highly unsatisfactory. I tried to get Mr. Muirhead to promise on their behalf a certain sum of money down, say £30 or £40, but although he spoke vaguely of the possibility I could not get any definite promise. I quite agree with you that it is by no means pleasant to have to spend time & labour for so doubtful an advantage as the Publishers hold forth. If I can I will see either Wallace or Ritchie & ask them what they think on this subject. May I be allowed to ask whether you have definitely refused to undertake the work unless a more satisfactory agreement is entered into? I hope I shall see you when you come to Oxford."
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