Letter from Rev. Martin Sherlock

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Dear Sir (A) Madison July 21, 1902 I am really sorry for the indisposition of your Lon. I believe he is going only one; and if any thing happens to him, it would greatly distress a man worthy couple for whom I have conceived a real exteem. I finely hope that he is, by this time, recovered. Your extreme seedlings with me have been on lo very liberal, that I should be distressed if you were not most persecuted fatigued with me you are content then to pay a hundred Quinceas; but you pay, you are not pay them chearfully; an hundred pounds you will pay with chearfully. Chearfully then, for you thall pay; and an hundred pounds thall be the fum. I would not have you disatricied with me for fifty pounds, much less for five. I am change, you make from February to March 25, makes but little difference to me. I agree to it; and I thall draw on you according to your desire, for £50 on March 25-1902; and for the other £50 on March 25-1903. That you were at expenses on my account for printing, advertising &c is certain. I had allowed for it in my own mind; though, as you think otherwise, I feel, not enough. That there was a lot on the Italian Book, I am permaned of. Do not despair of that book yet. There are but two persons in the world to whom I may, without an imputation of vanishest of my falents. These persons are long and my Bookseller at Davis. You have known the breeds degree of my fucceff. I a bure for them. Lit, that would both at Davis and London under very unfavourable circumstances and that I wrote a great deal too quick. It I had had time. I would have given the world very different productions. But I was forced to get a great deal of same in a very little time; and that was lesser upon me. I could write very fucceful books; and what very few men can do (what no man ever has done, except myself) I could write books in England, that would fucced in France; and books in England, that would fucced in England one circumstance about me is particular; I could write for England only in London; and for for France only in Davis. This may be added by lo it is. Here I could not write a fucceful book; if it was to get me a Bishopship. I have the greatest wish and desire to write but my fortune will not let me. Living his sorgacy and all make only a triffle above £50 a fear, and for that I am forced to read dence. If happier days arrive, I think you thall be whether I thall fulfil all these greats; whether I thall make a book that thall carry itself, and all its eldest brothers throw in a number of Editions. The Booksellers in London have given, among my knowledge, to give very common really annual fums to men of falents to write for them. I think I could write as well as most men who have written in prose within the tenth century. One great advantage I have over almost all of them, not excepting Dean briefs or Dr. Johnson; I mean a fuperior Education. You may enquire among the Booksellers, and let if they would make it north my while to labour for them. I wri…