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Dorsey, Anna Hanson, Washington, D.C., to Father Daniel E. Hudson, C.S.C., Notre Dame, Indiana, 1881 June 7

 Item — Box: CHUD 3
Identifier: CHUD X-2-h

Scope and Contents

She forwarded by Sunday's post the end of Chapter 12; only the conclusion remains. She misses Father John J. Keane, whose visits are now few and far between. "Warp and Woof" has been kindly mentioned in some secular papers, in the "Catholic Mirror" and one of the Washington dailies. She feels it would be a good plan to get up a uniform edition of her Ave Maria tales. She never considered that Patrick O'Shea had a right to the "Flemmings." It was agreed between Father Neal Gillespie, C.S.C. and herself that after appearing in the Ave Maria the copyright was hers. But Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., who knew nothing of this arrangement, gave O'Shea leave to issue the book. She was negotiating with a publisher in Baltimore when she received from him a circular of O'Shea's advertising the book. She was about to bring suit against O'Shea but knew it would bring Father Sorin and other friends at Notre Dame before the courts and bring scandal on the institution and the Ave Maria so she dropped the suit and accepted $300 as a compromise. She wishes she could forget the injustice but she is too old. As to Mrs. D, it would depend entirely on whether she enters the matter with a spirit to succeed or not. She details the story of a house her daughter is building. They have only Nellie's $1000 per annum and what little her pen brings her. Angie still cannot stand and Clare is still critical. Can Hudson send her a postal money order? As to Kenedy, She would as soon touch pitch as have further communication with him. He may or may not have bought Dunigan out. Dunigan had two successors and it is strange that they did not keep the plates. She is too poor to employ lawyers to fight for her. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 8 pp. 12mo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1881 June 7

Language of Materials

English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

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