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Correspondence from Fester Darby and Company to Aleister Crowley
[Undated: circa March 1939]
Dear Mr Crowley
Yourself and Jameson [John Jameson].
On your instructions we interviewed Mr. Jameson this morning, and discussed fully with him the question of the breech of his agreement. Mr. Jameson denied that there was any legal agreement, and alternatively suggests that if there is an agreement, the same has been broken owing to your conduct. He also alleges that you have been extremely extravagant in the running of the house and that you ordered expensive foods and wines entirely for your own benefit, and that you were nearly always in an advanced state of intoxication, and as a result, he had no alternative but to ask you to leave his house.
We made a formal demand on Mr. Jameson for the sum of £250 by way of damages for breach of agreement, and he informed us that if any action was taken against him, he would counterclaim against you for at least £500 for money paid out on your behalf. He added, however, that he would be willing to honour all commitments with Tradesmen, and states he is doing this as he has no other alternative. If there is anything further you wish us to do, perhaps you will let us know. As this is the end of our financial year, we enclose a note of our charges to-day for your attention in due course.
Yours faithfully.
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