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July 24, 1972 Dear Mr. Seligman; The following letter arrived this morning. I have acknowledged it as per the attached tissue copy. At Mrs. Parker's request I am sending along a copy to her also. Attached also are the copies of the letters routinely sent to the cable companies, etc., and the letter to Mr. Robbins. Thomas P. Toth (address on next page) July 18, 1972 Dear Mr. Seligman; This letter, which I am afraid is bound to become long and wearisome to you, has a dual purpose. First, it is to serve as an introduction, and secondly, as a "fan letter". My name is Thomas Toth. I am a (relatively) young collector of comfortable but quite modest means. I suppose I have always had a latent interest in art which was stirred during an army assignment in the wonderful Touraine area of France. My first acquisition was less than 10 years ago, and until 2 or 3 years ago consisted entirely of attractive little things of no significance and very very inexpensive. In recent years my interest has grown leaps and bounds until now my enthusiasm for art is probably the greatest driving force in my life. I am fortunate in being located in Cleveland, whose Museum, as you very well know, displays such a flawless taste. Recently Mrs. Lurie of that staff has advised me of some of the New York dealers of unquestionable integrity. During my last trip to New York I visited several of these dealers as was impressed as always by the warmth and sincerity of those dealers of the "old school". Unfortunately, my visit to you was so brief that you surely do not recall it. I viewed your exhibition of drawings (around Thanksgiving) and engaged you in a short discussion comparing your very fine HARPIGNIES watercolor to mine, which is one of the only better ones I have ever seen. My visit was brief for reasons. First, I misunderstood and thought you to be a dealer in drawings exclusively, which was not my goal at the time - and secondly I had already more than spend my (T.S.V.P)