Box 8

Letter: London, to Mrs. Thomas Hardy, 1881-1937

TLS. Contains a long and detailed discussion of his dramatization of Hardy's Mayor of Casterbridge. He lists the merits and demerits of contemporary actors for the various roles in the play and assures her that the press will not take undue liberties in publicity.

Letter: SingSing, N.Y., to Horatio Potter, Bishop of New York

ALS. "My dear Bishop, Having accepted the rectorship of St. Paul's Church Bridgeport I desire that you should, if you please, send me a letter dismissing[?] to Bp Williams. I wrote you last week, but knowing that you are very busy now, I thot it might have escaped your memory."

Autograph; n.d. ANS.

Letter: London, to R. H. Grundy, Esq.

ALS. Announces that he has finished Grundy's drawing and has sent it by train.

Invoice: Mentor, Ohio, to James A. Garfield, 1831-1881

AD. Bill presented to Garfield for "professional services."

Official notification: [Philadelphia, Pa.], to Samuel Coats, 1748-1830

ADS. Informs Coats that "at an election held this day at the house of John Mearns (in pursuance of a Proclamation of the Governor for that purpose) you were duly elected one of the Select Council of the City of Philadelphia." Other signers of the notice include John Fries, Abijah Dawes, and Richard Price.

Letter: to "Dear Sir"

ANS. Dunn, a variety show performer, discusses his unwillingness to give the recipient his songs. "Should I stop singing the songs you asked for, I will send them, but while I am doing them I would not like any one else to use them, it's only a matter of business which I hope you will understand."

Transfer of power of attorney: Philadelphia, Pa.

ADS. Legal document in which Etienne Dutilh & Co., empowered by Satire, Leris, & Lamarque of Bordeaux, France, to act as their agent, transfers their power of attorney to John Richards and Michael Verbecke so that they may collect money owed by LaCaze and Mallet of Philadelphia. Written on back of original French document in which Satire, Leris, & Lamarque assign power of attorney to Etienne Dutilh & Co.

Letter: Treasury Department, to Tench Coxe, Esq., 1755-1824, Philadelphia, PA

ALS. Acknowledges receipt of Coxe's "Oath as Purveyor of Public Supplies, to support the constitution of the United States."

Letter: to Henry White, Esq.

ALS. Regarding legal matters.