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#0479: Willa Cather to Ferris Greenslet, October 11 [1919]

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STEAM HEAT
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
GARAGE LIVERY
ELEVATION 1200 FEET
PRIVATE BATHS
OPEN FIRES
The Shattuck Inn3
AT THE FOOT OF MONADNICK MOUNTAIN
OPEN ALL THE YEAR
JAFFREY, N.H.
Dear Mr. Greenslet1:

All Boston4 apparently, is going to be out of town this week-end! So I'm going direct to New York5 on Monday — Have an engagement with Century6 people Tuesday about some announcements7 in this fall prospectus.

I've had an industrious and very enjoyable time here2; have got in a good stretch of work.

Please tell me when you will have to have Ms8. for spring publication; when STEAM HEAT
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
GARAGE LIVERY
ELEVATION 1200 FEET
PRIVATE BATHS
OPEN FIRES
The Shattuck Inn
AT THE FOOT OF MONADNICK MOUNTAIN
OPEN ALL THE YEAR
JAFFREY, N.H.
the first half, and when the whole. Write me about the matter you were going to talk to me about, can't you? I seem to be in a great hurry to reach Bank street9 now. Maybe you'll be coming down to New York soon.

Faithfully W. S. C.