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The Rationalist Presss Association,

Limited.

Registered Office –

17, Johnson’s Court, Fleet St., London, E. C.

March 10th 1900

Dear Sir, –

In accordance with the terms of your letter dated the 5th inst., I have pleasure in enclosing cheques for £50 as your fee for the exclusive right of the English translation of your book, Die Welträthsel. An acknowledgement will be esteemed.

Kindly say whether you have arranged for publication in America. We think that we might be able to arrange for the publication of our translation, if you will state the sum you would require for American rights.

Faithfully yours

Charles A. Watts.

Professor Ernst Haeckel

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Brief Metadaten

16047

Gattung

Brief ohne Umschlag

Verfasser

Watts, Charles Albert

Institution von

The Rationalist Press Association

Empfänger

Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

Entstehungsort

London

Entstehungsland aktuell

Vereinigtes Königreich

Entstehungsland zeitgenössisch

Großbritannien

Datierung

10.03.1900

Sprache

Englisch

Umfang Seiten

Umfang Blätter

Format

20,2 x 25,4 cm

Besitzende Institution

EHA Jena

Signatur

A 16047

Zitiervorlage

Watts, Charles Albert an Haeckel, Ernst; London; 10.03.1900; https://haeckel-briefwechsel-projekt.uni-jena.de/de/document/b_16047