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RS/M

January 10th, 1936.

Dear Sir:-

I have just returned from a short trip to Boston and am very sorry to have missed seeing you.  I hope that you will not mind my writing you about the matter which was on my mind, as unfortunately I do not plan to go back to Boston for quite some time.

Several years ago you were kind enough to take up with Mr. Waegen - who was then connected with our firm - the question of cooperating with us with certain of you clients in Boston and to place in their homes some of the paintings which we might have.  I believe that the arrangement was that you were to introduce Mr. Waegen to the clients and that in return you were to have an interest in the sale of pictures, if any such sales were to take place.

Mr. Waegen left our firm two years ago to go into the wine business, and I thought of taking the matter up with you.  With the improvement of business which has taken place in this country in the last two year, I have been wondering if now wouldn't be the proper time to take this matter up again.

We have a very fine group of English 18th century portraits, French 18th century portraits, and paintings of the 19th century by artists such as Cézanne, van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso.  Should you think of anything that you could place, I would gladly send you some photographs.

Should you come to New York, I hope you will give me the pleasure of calling at our galleries.

With my kindest regards, believe me

Yours sincerely,

(René Seligmann)

Leon Hartwell, Esq.
659 Boylston Street,
BOSTON - MASSACHUSETTS.

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