- Brief description
- Letter, from John Dickens to Thomas Beard, 23 December 1845
- Label
- In 1845 Dickens planned a newspaper that would support the Liberal Party. He began printing The Daily News in January 1846. He hired his father John to manage the paper's reporters presumably because John had been a parliamentary reporter himself. John has written to Thomas Beard, Charles's and his friend who worked at The Morning Herald (where John once worked), to determine the going rate for paying reporters.
- Collection
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Object number
- B23
- Object type
- letter
- Production person
- Dickens, John
- Production date
- 23rd December 1845
- Inscription content
- Confidential
90 Fleet Street
23 Dec 1845
My Dear Beard
If I'm guilty of impertinence Kick me!
As the Herald takes the initiative on everything as regards "the Gentlemen of the Press", is it a fair question to ask what is to be the number of Parliamentary Reporters you will have for the ensuing Session, and what number of supernumeraries, specially retained for other duties than in Railway business for the same period.
Than as regards the circuits. If Gentlemen of the Bar with Annual Salaries in Courts attend them, can you conveniently say what payment is made to them in addition; also, if, a special attendance on the Circuits, without Courts, how the question stands then. We must not stand lower than the Herald in the Money Market as regards these matters but at the same time we must not through ignorance, if we can help it, throw money away.
I take the liberty of addressing this home, not liking to be constantly bothering at the office.
With my best compliments,
Always Yours
John Dickens
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