From Thomas Longman   1 September 1857

Dear Sir,

I am much obliged by your letter of the 15 ^th which I have been unable to answer before this.

I should be exceedingly sorry if our negotiations should not culminate in your undertaking for us a new edition of your work, for we should be placed in a position of difficulty. It is I assure you most reluctantly that I must beg of you a little alteration in the terms you propose. When we take into account the expence of resetting the type, the destroying of the stenotype plates, and the reduction of the price to 3/6, the venture will not justify our accepting your terms in the exact mode in which you propose them. We are willing to pay you £100 for reediting & doing what is necessary to the book, and £50 on the sale of 6000 copies, including the editing & correcting to that time. You will perhaps, think 6000 a large number, but we expect that the very cheap price may secure a large sale & a smaller number would not enable us to pay you the sum you name.

I beg the favor of your reconsideration of this matter and hoping for your favourable reply

I remain, Dear Sir, | yours very truly | Thomas Longman