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October 10TH., 1936. 

Dear Mr. Edmiston: 

Upon my arrival here two days ago, I heard that you had called in connection with Mr. Taylor's visit in Paris this summer. 

My cousin, Rene Seligmann, won't be back in New York before the end of the month, but Mr. De Hauke - whose privilege it was to receive Mr. Taylor in Paris and who also took him around to see certain collections - is fully posted on this subject. He has just returned to the States, and will be in New York next week. 

I understand it is your intention to visit us in the near future, and trust it will be soon. 

From a letter just received from Paris, I am told that Mr. Taylor cabled an offer for a painting by Modigliani which he saw there, through our endeavors, and I further understand that the offer he made has not been accepted. This might surprise you in view of the last season's prevailing conditions in the art market over here, but you would be astonished to know how difficult it is to find good pictures in Europe - where people consider that the present deflated values of modern pictures are due for a considerable rise. 

Looking forward to hearing from you in the near future, 
I am,

Yours sincerely, 

(Germain Seligmann)

Rodman W. Edmiston, Esq.,
Rose Valley & Possum Roads, 
Rose Valley, Penna.