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[letterhead]: STATE BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS FOR PROMOTING UNIFORMITY OF LAW IN THE UNITED STATES
FRED JESUP STIMSON, Secretary.
53 State Street, Boston.
Rd. "Lippincott's Magazine" Feb 1
Dear Mr Stoddart
I will enclose the story
"The White Magician" as it seems
not made over 3000 words.
The plot is true; the copy is in
bad shape as I have been working
& combing over the MS. to make
the plot unmistakably clear. If
there is still any [ ? ity], do let
me know. But it is rather a
shorts than a narrative!
I have been working for some years
on a short novel, about your
[worthy ?] length - & at the same
time on a long romance. But what
would the short one - say 50000 words
- be worth you ? I work while
awaiting a committee so pray excuse
its [ ? ery] -
F. J. Stimson
[in pencil "J. S. of Dale"