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enterprise completely successful.
They will endeavor to obtain contributions from the best writers, and will pay liberally for all they make use of. Politics and the “Humanities,” though, of course, prominent as giving character to the Magazine, will occupy but a small portion of its pages.
Current literary topics, new books, the Fine Arts, and other matters of interest to the reading public will receive the most careful attention.
I am desired to request you to become a contributor.
If you are disposed to favor the project, and have anything written at this time, please forward the Ms. with your reply.
If not, please state whether we may expect to receive an article soon-if before Dec. 5th, it will materially oblige us. If permitted, we shall announce you as a contributor, in the prospectus.
The articles will all be anonymous, as in Putnam's Monthly.
Your early attention is respectfully solicited.
With high regard,
Truly yours, Francis H. Underwood.
Boston, November 25, 1853.
My Dear Sir,
Our Magazine is not yet definitely determined upon.
Probably, however, it will be commenced.
The letters I wrote for the enlistment of contributors have been mostly answered favorably.
We have already a very respectable list engaged.
We are waiting to hear definitely from Mrs. Stowe, whom we hope will be induced to commence in the Feb. no. a new story.
We are thankful for the interest you manifest by sending new names.
I shall write to Mr. Hurlbut at once, and to 