August 29/21 My Dear Mr. Dewey: One is not disproved to ignore so simple a request, through know you can understand that it is not always easy to few a letter where one is letting out of practice. My work led me to write with a [illegible] in editorial matter, for nearly thirty years, but official duties - and consideration for others - have turned me to dictation. Curiously enough, men who an long - practiced in Ring-hand newspaper writer, an property accused poor penmanship. Your may read that Horace [illegible] had but one [illegible] who could put in [illegible] what that famous editor write my penmanship is not so bad - nor my editorials so good. Thus, I have met your wish, which is a pleasure. Very truly Warren G. Harding