Oscar Micheaux to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 Feburary 1922 Oscar Micheaux Stephanie P. Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen Transcription, encoding, and annotation Anderson, Antje Ballard, Chaun Weakly, Laura K. Barney, Brett McMullen, Kevin Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2024 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Oscar Micheaux to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 Feburary 1922 Feburary 28, 1922 Transcription derived from scan of microfilmed original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 2 Correspondence The House Behind the Cedars The House Behind the Cedars (film adaptation) typed letter signed Micheaux, Oscar Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Cleveland, Ohio Kevin McMullen implemented Ken's corrections Brett Barney checked; corrected Laura K. Weaklyreview Antje Andersonannotated, further corrections Chaun Ballardtranscribed, encoded FeburayFebruary 28, 1922.
Mr. Charles W. ChesnutChesnutt, Cleveland Ohio.
Dear Mr. ChesnutChesnutt:

I have your letters in regard to the two notes which areof one hundred dollars each, and being the amount still due on the Motion Picture Rights for the "House Behind the Cedars", and have just returned from Florida where owing to the hatred that exists among our people and the white people, I was compelled to change my plans with regard to producing the pictures down there--not caring to subject our ladies to possible insult which we are most likely to encounter, and I am sending you this letter from the Studio where on tomorrow we begin the producing of "The Dungeon", being the first of a series of six pictures we are going to produce here, including your story.

I am compelled to ask you to give us until about April 15 before making remittance, as it will take everything we have in the way of cash to complete this production, which will be through in three weeks, after which you may expect your check on these deferred payments.

Regretting that I have been compelled to delay payments of the same, but assuring you that you may expect consideration as set forth above, we are

Very truly yours, Oscar Micheaux OM/EH