Letter and essay from Erik R. Quick to David Jasen, 2001-12-22

Item

Identifier: 1981.010.6

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Scope and Contents

"As you may recall, I am the President of Capital! Capital!, the Washington D.C. Chapter of The Wodehouse Society (TWS), and serve as counsel upon some matters concerning TWS. I am also a member of the P.G. Wodehouse Society (U.K.) We spoke last June with regard to my queries concerning P.G. Wodehouse and his legal counsel during my research upon the topic for a brief paper..."

Scope and Contents

"In the Spring of 1933, P.G. Wodehouse retained Watson Washburn, a lawyer from New York City, to represent him in the context of recent tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, which would plague him for the next seventeen years..."

Dates

Creation: 2001-12-22

Creator

From the Collection: Ronda, James P., 1943- (Author, Person)
From the Collection: West, Elliott (Author, Person)

Access

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Extent

22 pages : Typewritten and autographed letter, 1 page. Essay titled "Wodehouse Before the (Legal) Bar: An examination of Wodehouse's Tax Problems before the United States Supreme Court and the lawyer responsible for the litigation," 21 pages. ; 28 x 22 cm.