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308 W. 15th St. June 8 1897 Dear Mr. Gellatly I hope Mrs. Gellatly and yourself will find the enclosed verses of the "Flying Dutchman" up to your expectations. I am pleased to have the opportunity to tell you how much I enjoyed my evening with yourselves and your collection, which is formed with a good deal of feeling and judgment. [[note]] with poem/67 [[/note]] I have a memory of something oriental of your rich rooms and the little Japanese. In fact I feel as if I had been away and come back again. Yours Sincerely, Albert P Ryder P.S. If you should have the verses inscribed on a tablet as you thought of doing, you had best make sure that the carver has them correctly lettered; for with the exception of the Century