Box 2

Letter: Menton, [France], to Leonard Charles Smithers, 1861-1907

Document. Letter copied by Haldane Macfall in his own hand. Letter concerns Smithers's new magazine, the Peacock, in which Beardsley was keenly interested. Contains Beardsley's many detailed suggestions for the publication.

Letter: London, to "Dear Mr. St. John"; n.d.

ALS. Refers to his review of a play: "I had spent so much time, or rather 'space,' in describing how the play's theme ought not to have been treated and would by a native of this dear island have been treated without fail, that I was unable to describe how the play's theme actually was treated."

Letter: Rapallo, Italy, to John Lane, 1854-1925, London; n.d.

ALS. Writing to the publisher John Lane, Beerbohm narrates his trouble with J.M. Dent and Sons over royalties. He insists on a fee for reprinting two of his essays. He also reveals the financial straits of Aubrey Beardsley's mother and his own efforts to help her.

Letter: Dieppe, to Laurence Housman, 1865-1959; n.d.

ALS. Writes of the "insult" Clement King Shorter (1857-1926) has given them both by sending each a cheque for one guinea. "But you know what a terrible fellow he is"; Beerbohm regrets allowing Shorter to determine the fee for their writings.

Letter: London, to Laurence Housman, 1865-1959; n.d.

ALS. Sends his drawing of Housman stating: "I hope you will agree with me that it is grotesque enough to be innocuous?" Asks that it be returned quickly in order to be sent to the printer "unless you shy at it."

Letter: New Orleans, La., to Henry Charles Carey, 1793-1879, London

ALS. Describes the weather in New Orleans and the prices there of various commodities. Asks Carey to "procure [him] a handsome edition of Thomas Moore's Melodies--with the music--such as is used by Ladies at the Piano."

Document draft; n.d.

AD. Draft of a document giving details of a loan of $200,000 to the Union Club.

Letter: Ideh-Boker, Israel, to Seymour Adelman, 1906-1985, Philadelphia, Pa.

ALS. "Many thanks for your kind letter. I am especially grateful for the copy of Einstein's letter." Accompanied by a TLS, from Lia Hart, from the Prime Minister's Office, Jerusalem, acknowledging receipt of Adelman's letter.

Letter: New York, N.Y., to Mr. Colvin, Albany, N.Y.

ALS. To a counsellor at law, Bernhard writes, at the bottom of a printed notice of his store's move to a new location: "I am willing to take 40% as you stated from Shuster, and am ready to accept Clockman's note . . . without any endorsement."

Letter: New York, N.Y., to Hon. Joseph Stony, Cambridge, Mass; n.y.-12-19

ALS. Discusses recent business transactions.