Henry Yates Thompson to W.T. Stead (September 24, 1888)
Quoted in J. W. Robertson Scott, The Life and Death of a Newspaper (1952) p. 150
I write in pursuance of our conversation to propose our new agreement: (i) that your salary be £1,000 instead of £1,200, with three months' notice on either side as before. (2) That, warned by the experience of the last years, the present position is very critical and self-control on your part is needed and willingness to consult others whenever emergencies arise which specially enlist your sympathies.




Stead by his Peers
Stead on the Death of his son, Willie (1913)
