Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 15 April 1890 Stephanie Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen Transcription, encoding, annotating Swift, Bianca Gilmore, Samantha Matheis, Caitlin S. Weakly, Laura K. Barney, Brett Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2022 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 15 April 1890 April 15, 1890 Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University George Washington Cable Papers LaRC-2 17 9 Correspondence Gilder, Richard W. Edwards, Harry S. typed letter signed Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Cleveland, Ohio Cable, George Washington Brett Barney instituted more of Stephanie's proofing corrections; made a few corrections of my own to transcription Laura K. Weaklyremoved links to unpublished prev/next letters Brett Barney instituted Stephanie's proofing corrections Laura K. Weaklyproofed Samantha Gilmoreadded correspondent ref Samantha Gilmoreadded source text code in header Laura K. Weaklyproofed Caitlin Matheisproofed Samantha Gilmoreannotated Bianca Swifttranscribed and encoded
30 Blackstone Bldg, Cleveland, O.
Cleveland, O., April 15, 1890. My dear Mr Cable:-

I return you Mr Gilder's letter. I would, merely from curiosity, (and I think pardonable curiosity in this instance), like to hear what Mr Edwards says about that story. I don't press the charge of plagiarism, for it may have happened just as I have said, and as Mr. Gilder, quoting me, repeats. Mr Edwards is justly entitled to the benefit of the doubt.

I hope Mr Gilder will ask for my story, and that he may find it available. This Edwards matter might very naturally predispose him a little in my favor, and added to your favorable suggestions may float the story into the desired haven.

I hope you were not very badly disappointed in the paper on Southern schools, and that you may at least find in it and the accompanying documents something useful in the discussion of the problem.

I have heard something about Mr Smiley's proposed "Negro" conference at Lake Mohonk. Whenever you get time to write me a line or two, I would be glad to know whether the conference will materialize or not, and whether or not Mr Smiley has accepted the suggestion you made to him, or what he has to say about it.

Very truly yours, Chas. W Chesnutt.