Field has submitted Brownson's last letter to two firms representing a capital of at least $200,000, both of which look with favor on the matter; and it is now only a question of days and figures. A firm in this city has an author grinding out a life of Columbus, but if they can secure Brownson's plates and run in the World's Fair features in a publishers' introductory, they can beat out the other firm and can sell 200,000 copies the first two months, and Brownson can not object to that. With the addition of about 100 pages of World's Fair cuts and colored plates, the sales may reach half a million copies. They are anxious to publish the work and want to know Brownson's royalty charges and when they can expect to receive the plates. :: III-3-d A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.