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No doubt that you probally think that we have passed out of existence. But due to the depression in business thro-out the country we were unable to comply with the terms of your contract.2 But we still wish to produce the story. We hate to ask you to draw up another contract, but we have in veiw, a object that will add so much prestiage to the story, that we wish your consent and allso a clause in contract to cover. This will add you more money to the contract.
First before we produce this story we are inconection with a colored paper3 that will run this as a serial story in there paper, and when they have run a portion of the same they will run adds for people to purchase the book, as The MICHEAUX FILM CORP. have decided to produce this masterpiece, which they have purchased from you at a very large figure, etc, make it snappy, not only adding prestiage to all your writtings, but we assure you that we will purchase other stories from you wrote for the screen.
If you will hand us a contract, for these writxxxx rights, we can pay as much as seven hundred (700.00) dollars for the motion picture and serial in only one colored paper.4 We can best pay you in this maner. We will pay $100 down on signing the contract, and $100 each month until the full contract is paid. We will spare no cost in making this the most perfect produced Negro Drama ever showing on the screen. And to go farther, we will arrange to have you at our Studio during the time of production.
Trusting that you will give me a early reply to this and allso your contract, we will start payment without delay.
Very truly Swan E. Micheaux. bCorrespondent: Swan Emerson Micheaux (1896–1975) was Oscar Micheaux's younger brother and served as secretary, treasurer, and booking manager of the Micheaux Film Corporation from 1920 to 1927. He was suspected of financial mismanagement and forced to resign in 1928.