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RONALD FREYBERGER 
4445 POST ROAD
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10471

February 22nd, 1976

Dear Mr. Seligman, 

You cannot imagine how delighted I was to speak with you over the telephone earlier today. I am glad I had something positive to report for a change. After the way you had gone to bat for me and then the way everything seemed to fall to pieces in Paris and for a while subsequently, you probably were disappointed in me in addition to being puzzled, as you put it, at my having abandoned the dissertation and the doctorate. Chances are that you were puzzled partially because you hadn't been cognizant of all the facts as I knew them to be, for I had been unwilling to disclose all of them at the time. I had had a bad trip, as the young are wont to say nowadays. In any case, as I said on the telephone, things seem to be falling into place finally. Let's keep our fingers crossed this time. 

I had hoped to tell you that last month I spent time at the Morgan Library studying their Jacques Seligmann file which dates from 1900 to 1913 or 1914. It was most fascinating, to say the least, and I found exactly what I had guessed might be there. Some day I wish I could tell you about it, because I know from what you have said in the past that you are unaware of what I myself know [[crossed out]]k[[/crossed out]] now. 

If I remember correctly, I did send you an offprint from the American Ceramic Circle Bulletin which contains my article on "Chinese" genre painting at Sèvres published late last spring. This was just before you went to the Caribbean for the holidays. Maybe it never arrived. If so, I can always let you have another one. 

At this time I am enclosing a Xerox of my work for Sotheby Parke Bernet last fall. I co-authored the cataloguing of the Dunlap consignment of gold boxes and the parts marked in red were my solo sections. I think I am justified in feeling proud of them, especially insofar as the entire project was accomplished in less than a week. 

I am sorry to hear that you were in the hospital, but I am glad that you are back home again. That is the best place to be. If it is any consolation to you, you sounded fine over the telephone. To talk with you, one would never know that anything had been the matter. 

Again, please permit me to extend to you all good wishes for a very Happy Birthday on Wednesday and for many happy returns of the day. 

With renewed thanks for your telephone call this morning and with best regards to you and Mrs. Seligman, I remain

Yours sincerely, 

Ronald Freyberger