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I have not yet received check for your note due December 15th.2 Mr. Oscar Micheaux3 remitted to me for the November 15th note on December 4th, from Charleston, West Virgina, saying that the December 15th note would be paid January 1st.4 As I don't know whether he is in Charleston, West Virginia, or not,5 I am writing to you direct, though I will send a copy of the letter to him at Charleston, West Virginia, on the chance that he may be there yet.
The January 15th note is now due, but of course I will be satisfied if I get that by February 1st.6
Kindly give this matter attention and oblige.
Yours very truly, CWC/FLCorrespondent: 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.