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To CHARLES W. CHESNUTT, Dr.2
For one copy limited edition "The Conjure Woman"3 | $10.00 | |
" one copy "The Marrow of Tradition"4 | 5.00 | |
" one copy "The Colonel's Dream"5 | 5.00 | $20.00 |
Correspondent: William Frederick Mackay (1876–1969), a White Cleveland banker and lawyer, was, like Chesnutt, a member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and of the Rowfant Club. It is unknown what office he held at the University Club or why Chesnutt's books were ordered at this time.