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Letter from Westall to Edmund Downey, April 20, 1891
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William Westall is glad to hear that Edmund Downey will be attending the offer tomorrow and asks him to send him an acceptance for a check of about one-hundred pounds.
Letter with illustration from William Westall to Edmund Downey, October 8, 1894
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William Westall writes to Edmund Downey from Wilhelm Schenkel's Hotel Rosatsch, pictured on the front of the letter. He writes discussing his recent travels and sends updates regarding checks.
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, September 27, 1902
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William Westall discusses some difficulty in exchanging bills with Edmund Downey. Westall describes getting a bath and was allowed to go for a long walk. He has gained weight which he calls "a good start."
Letter from William Westall to Downey, February 12, 1894
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William Westall writes to Edmund Downey on the topic of multiple checks and their maturing dates. Describes a check in favor of Mr. Allen for fifty-seven pounds. Westall may hear from J.L.O tomorrow.
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, May 21, 1900
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William Westall discusses the exchange of checks between himself and Edmund Downey and includes written math notes to show a remaining balance. Westall talks about the advertisement and sale of his book. Westall describes the Battle of...
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, February 18
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William Westall asks Edmund Downey to accept a draft that matures on March 3rd. Westall hopes to finish his "Back to Africa" story this week. The letter has a later note added dating a check of seventy-seven pounds to February 20th, and...
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, September 18, 1902
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William Westall writes to Edmund Downey from Pinewood Sanatorium in poor health and with a cough. Westall will send Downey a check next week and says he has heard nothing from a business associate.
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, May 22, 1902
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William Westall is distressed by Edmund Downey's troubled letter, and is unsure of what he can do to help. Westall enclosed a draft for Downey's acceptance.
Letter from William Westall to Downey, February 20, 1894
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William Westall discusses bill payment due dates and tells Edmund Downey to send a check for twenty-five pounds as his share of the forty-eight pounds. He also mentions an offer to create a new series of publications.
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, August 7,1897
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William Westall tells Edmund Downey to send checks through a bank that is not his own. An editor told Westall that there was too much of the "Roman Catholic element" in his story Tale of Tyrol, which he finds absurd. There are written...
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, October 21, 1901
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William Westall requests another check from Edmund Downey soon so that he can take care of business in Manchester before their other check matures. Westall recalls a visit he had received from an acquaintance of Mr. Otter.
Letter from J.B. Priestley to John Montgomery, June 10, 1971
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J.B. Priestley discusses an agent named Pat Kavanagh that both he and Jacquetta have been unimpressed with. Priestly says that Leslie Sands has completed a script for an entertainment based off of Priestley's own works. Priestley...
Fragment is incomplete, written in a similar hand to fragment 19 and it is possible they are fragments of the same original piece. No translation is available.
The Marionette and the Mask Publishing company thanks Pickford Waller for his check for subscriptions to "The Mask" and "The Marionette." They announce a delay in printing due to a printers' strike and explain why their costs have risen...
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, November 1, 1902
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William Westall checks with Edmund Downey. Westall's family comes to visit him at the London Open Air Sanatorium. Westall is feeling better and the doctors say his cough is the last thing to mend. He says that "J.P." is not immortal and...
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, February 2, 1897
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William Westall discusses the acceptance of a check maturing on August 27th. He admits that he does not know how his book is selling but has seen good responses to it. Westall says that the energy that Downey advertises with is an...
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, April 7, 1893
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William Westall writes to Edmund Downey discussing checks and financial business with him. He says that Manchester is not yet available and will wait a week or two before contacting them again about his application.
A collection of bank checks signed mostly by John Walker, and some co-signed by George Walker. On the first few checks the signature has been torn out.
Letter from Westall to Edmund Downey, January 5, 1891
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William Westall writes to Edmund Downey explaining that he has not heard back from Manchester yet probably because they are closed for New Year's holiday. He updates Downey on one of his stories, upcoming checks, and his mother-in-law's...
Letter from William Westall to Edmund Downey, June 23, 1893
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William Westall apologizes for missing Edmund Downey's visit. He blames his maid for making his letter to Downey arrive so late. He assures that his check must have still made it on time and continues to state that it would be impolite...
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