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[Letter of Francis William Newman to J. Chapman Esq.] 7 PVE, My dear Chapman, I transmit to you a note to me from my friend Toulmin Smith. This is no case for delicacy, as of course it could not occur to him to ask a favour—nothing but what is in the course of your probable interest, as well as in the course of his scheme, is to be thought of: I therefore thought it best to send you his note outright; but if you decline you can decline through me. I will add, that I believe a cheap book on this subject from Toulmin Smith would sell excellently in many towns, if he has (as I suppose he has) the means of advertising it in the right quarters. (Thus, in every letter he writes on these topics, he might enclose a printed label announcing the book.) But if you agree with him, let me advise you to stipulate that the matter shall be so compressed as not to put you to needless expence in printing. While his materials are excellent, he needs to be prevented from repeating himself & writing with extreme amplification. You need not say this, as if you had reason to know it was his weak point, but as generally necessary to your trade. I enclose to you a bill which I want (some of these days) to have receipted by you; for I shall have to exhibit it as a voucher. You will enter it against me in your book. Sincerely yours,
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