Thoms Wolfe, New York City, to Esther Owens, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1936

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2 p.

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[Declines invitation to Tulsa, saying that he and Maxwell Perkinshave decided to stay out of the lecture circuit, though he may lose money; thanks her for sending pair of rabbit's feet for luck; mentions being troubled and tormented since October with demands put on him; explains that he does need, and has little chance to win, the Pulitzer Prize, and that he had Perkins pull the book from consideration; expresses disappointment at not being able to see her soon.]

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Names:

Thoms Wolfe
Esther Owens
Maxwell Perkins

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