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HARVARD UNIVERSITY • FOGG MUSEUM OF ART CAMBRIDGE 38, MASSACHUSETTS November 2, 1948 Mr. Germain Seligman c/o Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. 5 East 57th Street New York 22, New York Dear Mr. Seligman: Thank you for your letter and kind words about the miniature. I shall be very glad to communicate them to Mrs. Ehrlich. I want to acknowledge your remarks about the "Van Gogh" situation, and to assure you that we are aware of the particular position that you are in, ad that I feel sure that the University will be glad to oblige in any arrangement that needs to be made. However, my word is entirely unofficial and I am passing your letter on to John Coolidge. What may be taken as an answer to your inquiry will follow in a few days. Sincerely yours, Richard D. Buck Richard D. Buck Dept. of Conservation