[Hall Caine: business papers.] 20 items: letters from R. Golding Bright (of Marbury's) and Ripley Hitchcock (of D. Appleton & Co); with legal and banking documents.

The 20 items are in good condition, lightly aged and worn. ONE:. Receipts from: The Union of London & Smiths Bank, London (2) and Dumbell's Banking Company, Limited, Isle of Man. With two paying-in slips from the Manx Bank, and a dividend counterfoil from the Isle of Man Railway Company. TWO: TLS from R. Golding Bright, 'London Representative' of New York dramatic agent Miss Elisabeth Marbury. 4 July 1904. 2pp., 4to. With envelope addressed to HC at the Hotel Caspar Badrett, St Moritz. Explaining why HC's 'returns from America are behindhand' ('Only by to-day's mail I have rececived a letter from Miss Geary saying that she is doing her utmost to get the money from Liebler's, who are giving her a great deal of trouble.' Regarding HC's play 'The Prodigal Son' Bright writes: 'I propose to try the play with Forbes Robertson, who seems to me ideal from the point of view of Magnus, while his wife I think could get through the greater part of Thora with Charm and something more than credit, and also with Arthur Collins, […]'. With TN, 30 December 1905, written on Bright's behalf. THREE: TLS from Ripley Hitchcock of D. Appleton and Company, New York. 16 November 1900. In envelope. 1p., 4to. Regarding 'the Collier contracts' ('Mr. Collier makes a request which I forward, namely; that he be allowed in serial publication to entitle the novel The Roman, A Tale of the Eternal City. He prefers The Roman as more personal, and also because it conforms to your previous titles. I take it you will not agree to this but I am asked to place the request before you.'). FOUR: TN signed with initials from E. Hulton & Co of Manchester. FIVE: Three manuscript letters from HC's Castletown solicitors Gell & Gell. 1896, 1897 and 1900. The second 're Goldsmiths mortgage' and the third 're Gilbert'. SIX: Seven documents from the Isle of Man Banking Company, including Manuscript Letter signed by G. W. Dean, Agent and four paying-in slips.