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January 25, 1953.

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March 1, 1933.

Mr. Thornton Wilder,
50 Deepwood Drive,
Hartlen, New Haven, Conn.

Dear Mr. Wilder:

So many states have declared a bank moratorium that
lecture committees everywhere have become frightened. Con-
sequently, the pending engagements I spoke to you about have
fallen through.

This morning I received a most discouraging letter
from Mrs. Heline, of Toledo, a copy of which I enclose. She
is absolutely honest and an energetic worker. Eventually we
shall get our money, I feel confident of that.

Shall I render you a statement, leaving out the
Toledo and Philadelphia lectures, for actually they are not
in the bag at this time.

This country is in a deplorable state due to our
wretched banking laws which were passed years ago when, I imagine,
bankers controlled the government even more completely than now.
I have several checks on Michigan and Ohio banks which have been
returned; so we are all suffering through the iniquities of our
so-called "international bankers." However, I think we have hit
rock bottom and, now that Congress seems to be aroused, perhaps
laws will be passed which will permit us to make progress along
sane and logical lines.

Cordially yours,

September 15, 1933.

Dear Thornton:

I am terribly sorry that I missed seeing you on Wednesday, but Miss Schenkweiler has given me a full report of your conversation with her.

We are writing to see if it is possible to pick up any engagements for you en route to Los Angeles, from which city I understand you will sail on November 3 or 4th for Hawaii. I shall also write St. Louis to see if, by any chance, they can change their date from December 15 to one late in October.

I readily fall in with your suggestion that, owing to economic conditions and the fact that you will be busily engaged finishing a new novel, we will both profit by postponing until next season any lectures that we might book for you after November 2.

I shall advise you just as soon as I hear from St. Louis and other points in the West.

As I am in and out of the office so much, I am wondering if you could give me a little advance notice as to when you will be in New York again for I am anxious to have a talk with you.

Cordially yours,

Mr. Thornton Wilder,
50 Deepwood Drive,
Hamden,
New Haven, Conn.

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