New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-17

much engaged thar he has determined to publish It 81 al
hazards. he s confident that with hi, ground, b.
can compete with any similar undertaking. Under these
circumst.nces think you must consider our advertise
meni A. nothing than the announcement Of puol-
cation which 10 point Of originality and time must have
the precedence Of shy similar work And you cannot tl
70 perceive that our obligations such as TO preclude
.nv withdrawal from our engagements with the suthor
He claims the originality design and priority IN point
Of time aud he insist. upon fulfilling our contract
We have no disposition TO interfere with your house and
are confident that this statement will any such
impression you may have entertained
signed Yours, very truly. BAKER sCRlBNER
M,s,rs. Carsg Hart
PHILADELPHIA. February - ls47
GrSrlENsS We wrote you IN October last IN reg'rd
70 your having announced Washington and his stan
which then stated would interfere with our worn Inc
Generals Of the American Revolution ard respecting
which We stated 10 YOU We had been correspondence
rth NJ Hadisy on the 18th Of October you reply and
stat. that YOU had contracted with ne author Of Waning
ton and m staff tins $40, and had seen him ha aay
and he declined giving up work which be mad oeen Gu
sas.d upon years. &C ko.-We, therefore considered
your letter satisfactory a. gsded any intention Of inter
ference with work although your Tile eorresponsed
with ours Yoo must therefore Judge Of our surprise on
noticing an announcement Of yours in the Literary
lyorld Of the 2th inst, Of Washington and his Gene.
rails by j. Headley, being press and would be ready
early IN Aprlbeng direct interference win our WORK
and substituting part Of Title and in fact coming IN
direct competition with work and re'pee'mg "hieA'
iae 6rst addrensd Mr. Hadlsy, Who replied " that no
scarcely knew what to say In reply be DID not sno"
what his engagements would be for the Winter And In
his own words he stass follows: But before under
take il shall want inquire respecting materials for It
and whether they are easily acceblei am afraid the
archives OF separate States will have TO be searched &c
&c &C There another consideration, whether It would
be better for ne lsfhor 10 write such swork lou
will perceive from the foregoing that Mr. Headey Is not
the Author with whom you ha coatracfsd and whom you
,.v-"We have hsd interview with him THE Auihorl
TO-DAY, and he informs that II has long bsen settled
purpose with him the preparations Of which he has been
40 much ENGAGED that he publish At all haE
.rds He confident with his yantag ground he can COM
pete with any smil. undertaking" II is now evident
10 "a. that you intend interfere with work. having
made .n arrang for Book more closely initiating
our tide than The you had already contracted Tor and
that with our OF October g. In possession and
your reply containing the following paragraph Under
these circumstances think you must eonsdsr our ad
rerti,emenf a, nothing more than the announcement Of
publication which in point Of originality and time, must
have the precedence Of any similar work And you san
not fail perceive that obligations such as to pre-
clude .ny withdrawal from engagements with the Au-
thor We do not how Mr. Headley can reconcile to
himself such interference, particularly alter MAKING
the following remark 70 US In ms ettc OF ocpteHvei -
viz shall return to NewYork in week or two, when
shall decide on what undertake; nothing would give
me more pleasure than publish swork with your print
on tbs title page. There House in the country
should prefer have my book before yours We must
now state 10 you distinctly that you with the work
bv Mr. Hesdley entitled W ashington and his Generals
without making satisfactory susnsement with Nc, We
shall publish correspondence with yourselves and Mr.
Hesdey las well his and your own rephes 10 the Trsfe
| p,II,- Tha World and 10 the
front of ever, copy Of our work The Generals Of the
American Revolution and shall consider ourselves at lib
erty 10 publish Of size and style, entitled the
Generals and Mnshsls Of France including Napoleon,
xe" We have awsysresPectsd all announcements Of the
Trade ans have never since have been in business
knowingly tterfsred with any Publishing House In the
United states unless have been FIRST interfered with
BY them and expect the eourseses toward House
that We extend 70 others Yours respectfully,
,ssned) CAREY HART.
To M,ssrI Baksr q Serbian. Neu- York.
HEw.YoRx, Feb. n, Is4r.
GrsrLENEs Your favor Of the lith inst IL a. hand
W. deem nothing necessary to prove that con
duct the mole matter referred yours has been psr
fecty honorable and consistent and simply to state all tn,
facts in the case letter u October r. Informed
YOU that We had engaged 70 publish Washington and hi
STAT that We had .sreed with the suthor publish
even before the publication OF Hesdeys Napoleon, Icon
.au,nty the design could have been conceived from
your letter 20 Mr. ii that engagement with tho Al
thor vas such preclude any Withdrawal AID that
had no disposition interfere with similar undertaking
on your part These facts Prseiisly tsH stIts
ti and will be obvious TO you that as We had engage
ou work ons before you could have entertained the
and had even advertised before you advertised and befou
~. bad any that you mad such book in prep,
ration We could any way be considered ntsrsr
fcop,I 'NEw-YoEK, Nov. 10, Is47.
4 A fia4 LIE Ilu Of ne
insl came hano thi, morning, IN answer " which
lave ssy that ions before ever beard Of Rev J.
tsadley lad had ffesue conversations with well
.aOn Oi Als City, IN reference 70 publishing
~os on asaln ston and his stan Early IN the SPnni
1870, before Napoleon and his Aarsnals, By Rev. }.
He.dey,r puo4sned, informed my friend that
should be abe ~ bring cut AZ WORK expected
advised " negotiate viii BAKER Sersner IL va
Azreed tasI shoud mention the subject 10 b. D. snd
the5 disposed 70 undertake the publication
vas 70 introduce author. mentioned the subject
B. ana b their request lntEod lcsd ny friend 70 then
with whom they agreed ~ publish ts "ofk 70 9e "ne
ashlnston a9a AIS St.n. asa1d M . aAe. 60,
vsEsins with Aes T. hssd.ey on ms ssssst e. al
aston hls et4H , in ths Spfins Of 800 Ar hsadle
expressed hs doubts a. 10 The success Of sueh WORK 50,
nx that already has been wrtsn on the suhsec
MI He.dley szld that Htfory u ne Battles daring 90
a-t VA zlfh Las -aRa would sell well; that Cooper Ia
written tosr.ols history Of the naval battles bat
tnsrs was no history Of tas battles the land M
said that when he had finished Napoleon ard bis Ma
.hss be would history Of those battles that wou
run Las wlldhrs /Fecollest that hev J. l. Headle
wrote BAKER ccrloner fTOm StOckbrdgs early II
F. sf 1915 Informing them that ne had ett
/ from Carey Hart the subject Of writing for them
work on W ashIn gt0n and his Generals" and that 81
BAKER spoke 70 nj friend, the suihor Of W sninsto
and his Si41, The sgDjest. Aessrs b. >. wrote
= Mr. headley that such work BY aim for 20
J. would lnue them and their sgtGOr. Nj Head ey rsPLs
i 70 > that they had nothing 10 from him, tor
bad taosgaf wntiGg he a~oJect shortly sfi
4 the receipt Of ths letter from M heseieJ ~ men
THE W ashin sion and bis stan N goenlrs nj
, the Mr BAKER showed him the letter. and he Iss'
y sstsh4d that Mr. hescley hsd intention Of wiring
y he subject al the announcement Of Wnnin
ton ana MS Generals BY J. l. Hesdiey, In the paper
tie then baker sefi1rer, and to.d them IA
Mr. h-.dlev xh well have taken bis htie 70 ha
t.x.u hi. fsbJecf. the store with Baker SER
: uer from tbs OF January, $50, ts ate IN the Fall
y never heard or which could possibly
- inferred thai Rev j. A. Hea1ey thought VI
q on he subject of AshngI0n and ala Oenersls" un
J. .,ter you him the subject OF your book "a
n A. lsffsr 70 bsT serbn<r from Sfoes5ridgs, rtea
tsrr after n1 rsocYf Of your ief's m zach tell ti>
n that " n<rer ts0zgh Of Eritiax Iuoh a uoTk.
% Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
d - JOHN ;. TAYLOR.