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Source: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y ([NPV])

Cue: "When you strike"

Source format: "MS"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

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Revision History: Larson, Brian

Published on MTPO: 2025

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To Charles L. Webster
13 July 1884 • 2nd of 2 (MS, in pencil: NPV, UCCL 01374)
Dear Charley—

When you strike something which you want to recommend that we tackle, go ahead & recommend it & give your reasons. But a mere blind conundrum, without either recommendations or reasons, is a sort of thing which I don’t want the bother of trying to answer. Now in the matter of that campaign book,—which is business, pure & simple, & clear out of my line—you just work out the answer yourself, & then tell me what it is, if favorable. I am not finding fault, I am merely establishing a judicious & useful rule, for the future.

Ys Truly
S L C
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):

MS, in pencil, Jean Webster McKinney Family Papers, Special Collections, NPV.

Previous Publication:

MTBus, 268; MTLP, 176–77 (dated 18 July 1884).

Provenance:

see McKinney Family Papers in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

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