Malone offers explanations as to why he has remained financially indebted to the Players for so long. Also includes a copy of a court transcript in the hand of Malone for a case involving Edward E. Rice, twenty-four receipts to Malone from the Players club, three notices of money still unpaid from the Players' House Committee to Malone, and two receipts from Charles Hawthorne, designer and maker of theatrical costumes, to Malone.

Wendell thanks Malone for the photograph of him as "Antony."

Malone graciously declines the terms of the engagment offered to him by Lawrence Barrett and Mr. [Edwin] Booth. Notes consisting of a daily schedule of activities are written in pencil on the back of the letter.

Mr. Barton Hill wishes to meet Winter for "auld lang syne" and could Winter not come to the Players and lunch with them one day?

The enclosure (no longer with letter) was cut from the Kansas City Times. The statements made within cheapen and depreciate Malone's work.

Malone was approached with a proposition to reduce his salary if the season would remain open until the second weeks of March and then received a notice that his place would be filled by someone else. Malone does not consent to this substitution and expects the complete fulfillment of his contract up to the actual termination of the season.