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Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection, Accession 7844, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Deposit [1963 Dec 17] 1965 Feb 17
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
[Encourages Arthur in his resolve to stop drinking.]
[Sends a recipe for a hot rum drink; mentions Rev Mr. Talmodge; on verso is the top half of a page of a letter, dated 1878 Oct 26, to Melville DeLancey Landon regarding a collection of autographs and autographed letters of distinguished Americans since the Revolution.]
[Discusses columns he will write about women in the Orient for the "Woman's Page" of McClure's syndicate; attached clipping tells of Melville DeLancey Landon 's upcoming trip to the Orient; mentions Mrs. Pratt, Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity.] (with newspaper article pasted on)
[Mentions his wife's sending $100 for a share of Sullivan County Club and a lot; says that, since he will do much for the club, he wants Mr. Wingate to take good care of him by picking out a good lot for him; mentions a trip to Oregon ; mentions Ik Marvel ; attached clipping discusses literature paying well in America , cites Mark Twain and Eli Perkins as examples.]
[Discusses writing a little book that "could let daylight through Coin;" says his India , Japan , and China experience with free coinage should help him; mentions upcoming lecture through the 29th; wishes for a meeting with McClure (as possible publisher for the book) on Tuesday, April 30; mentions Mr. Dana.]
[Discusses taking "care of Greeley in this direction;" mentions Greeley's "splendid character for satire;" mentions Thomas Nast . ]