Letter from Laura Jackson to John Cotton, 1971-09-25

"Certain developments in Mr. Mason's field of bibliographical interests and activities were only very recently made known to me by him, and these profoundly affect my feelings. This has nothing to do with the personal relations between Mr. Mason and myself. I had informed him that the new knowledge of these involvements raised for me very serious questions as to my feelings about his and my co-operating on an article for you..."

"I am opposed to any going thhus to my former associates, between whom and myself for very good reasons I maintain the utmost possible distance, and opposed also to drawing on private letters of mine that by betrayal of my confidence placed in writing them for mercenary motives have been released to the 'market' for 'acquisition'."