Oct. 10.
Dear Charley—
Proof received. That is the idea. “K’d” is a very good abbreviation. So is [“Bat.” Keep] that up. Use any intelligible abbreviation.
Now go & on & put the whole thing in type; and mind, don’t send me first-proof; & don’t send me first revise, either. Send me s the second-revise, after two first-proof & revise have been carefully read & carefully corrected. Save me what profanity you can. Orion’s MS is infernal.
When you send me said second-revise, send me the manuscript to compare it with.
Ys Truly
S L C.
Make a new board, Charley, with all improvements to date, & send it to me. There’s one which I think I mentioned, but am not sure:
That is, make the game only 400 years—and
Run the colored stripes across the top of the board, under below the title of the game:
T i t l e ⟦England⟧
[canceled rectangular box, enclosing a row of dots and possibly words; all of the rows of dots below are enclosed in rectangular boxes]
Accession. Length of reign. [one or two words canceled] End of reign.
10 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Battles & Sieges.
8 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Conspicuous matters.
5 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Any Birth or Death.
3 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Previous publication:
MicroPUL, reel 2.
Provenance:
see McKinney Family Papers in Description of Provenance.
Emendations and textual notes:
“Bat.” Keep • “~.”— | ~
