1019 Vallejo St San Francisco

Dec 18 '18

My dear Mr Thayer,

I am in receipt of your note of Dec 11th with its enclosure. I had had no intimation of any previous friction reagrding the policy of the Dial, tho I understood of course that your primary interest was in the literary features of the Dial. Nor have I information regarding the present difference save that contained in your letter. I must therefore content myself with an expression of great and sincere regret that the difference should have arisen, and were not the tone of your letter so definite should still beg to inquire whether some congenial agreement could not be arrived at.