Villard to Col. Gray, Aug. 11, 1881, Villard to Gen. H. Haupt, July 30, 1881, General Manager, NP, both in vol. 719, LBs, 46, Villard Papers..
James A. Ward, That Man Haupt: A Biography of Herman Haupt (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univ. Press, 1973), 219.
Villard to Oakes, July 18, 1881, LB, Private Letters, 40 A, 188.
Villard to Mr. Norris, July 23, 1881, 198-208, Villard Papers..
Perkins to Forbes, Aug. 25, 1881, F 3.23.3, CB&Q.
Villard to Endicott, Feb. 12, 1881, LBs, Private Letters, 40 A, 69 ff.
Endicott to Villard, Feb. 14, 15, 1882, Jan. 3, 1883, vol. 719, box 84, f. 596, Villard Papers..
Villard to Higginson, Nov. 1, 1883, LBs, Private Letters, 40 A, 328-31.
For original letter see Villard to Higgenson, Aug. 23, 1883, 296-301, Villard Papers..