Letter from Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard to John Eliot Bowen

1889 Sag Harbor Sept 9th Dear M Bowen Although I have not heard of the destiny of my last letter for your paper, I venture to send another by M Stoddard, hoping both will please you enough for publication. Have you had The [Nurgesons ?] yet - M[r] M [V, O ?] Durham has sprung a trap upon us, we did not know it was published till we saw the notice in the Tribune. I wish you would have a review not a notice in the Independent - I have been surprised more than once to learn that my bits written for you have reached readers, where things in other quarters have not Yours very truly Elizabeth Stoddard