Dear Boss

[lynn cates]

University of Glasgow

Hello Maria. Actually, they are in the University of Glasgow library. Trade Name provided the link.

Sure, send an email.

Cheers.
LC

[sleekviper]

Good Luck Lynn!

[lynn cates]

hope

Hello Joe. Thanks. Hope to hear next week.

Cheers.
LC

[TradeName]

Good luck with the Hurlbert letters, LC.

Here's another reference to Hurlbert and the Parnell Commission:

The Glasgow Herald, February 26, 1889, Page 7

Our London Correspondence

The Irish Debate in the Commons

It is rumoured to-night that the Attorney-General
will to-morrow ask to be allowed to
treat Richard Pigott as a hostile witness, and
therefore to subject him to cross-examination
instead of to re-examination. There is also a
story afloat of a strong and strking piece of
testimony which, it is said, will be given in
reference to the letters by Mr. Hurlbert, the
well-known American author, whose book
on Ireland was largely read last year.

[mariab]

Lynn, are you and TradeName referring to William Henry Hurlbert?
You can't be seriously considering him as an author for Ripper letters???!!

[TradeName]

Hurlbert was "The Boss" of the Central News Agency.

Manufacturers and Farmers Journal (Providence, Rhode Island), July 16, 1888, Page 1

[mariab]

Oh OK, thanks. And you're looking at Hurlbert vs. Bulling/Moore?

[lynn cates]

radar

Hello Trade. Astounding! I think this bloke has been flying under the radar for a good long time.

Thank you much.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

Time is on my side--yes, it is.

Hello Maria.

"Lynn, are you and TradeName referring to William Henry Hurlbert?"

We are indeed.

"You can't be seriously considering him as an author for Ripper letters???!!"

We are. At least, the promulgator. Time will tell.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

strand-ed

Hello Trade. Another lovely find. Thanks.

One of those clubs seems to have been the "Beefsteak Club" on the Strand. I have been informed by a couple of Ripper researchers that it was only a 5 minute walk from the club to another noted denizen of the Strand.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

yup

Hello Maria.

"And you're looking at Hurlbert vs. Bulling/Moore?"

Yup. And if no match, I shall investigate just how close he worked with the other 2 lads.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

legal difficulties

Hello Trade and Maria. Here is part 1 of a snippet from the "Decatur Morning Review" May 3, 1891, discussing his "legal difficulties."

If this is old news, forgive me.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

here endeth the lesson

Hello Trade and Maria. Here are the other parts of the story. This lad was VERY inventive.

Cheers.
LC

[mariab]

Thanks Lynn and TradeName.

I think this bloke has been flying under the radar for a good long time.

Actually he's pretty well-known, also for his possible involvement in another Diary.

At least, the promulgator. Time will tell.

Well, the promulgator he was anyway, but was he in on the loop?

And if no match, I shall investigate just how close he worked with the other 2 lads.

Do you have anything else in mind besides newspaper searches? I might incorporate something from this in my search for financial records, if you wish. I'll email you specifics about this, only I need time. (Yesterday I was out all night on a looong date, today I'm taking care of bureaucracy for 4 different deadlines, and tomorrow I'm running urgent errands, then need to get on a plane again.)

[lynn cates]

Whh

Hello Maria.

"Well, the promulgator he was anyway, but was he in on the loop?'

Well, hopefully we'll find out.

"I might incorporate something from this in my search for financial records"

Indeed? Thanks. Look for a cheque made out to Charles Le Grand, say late September, early October 1888. What a find that would be.

Cheers.
LC