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THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A. UNIVERSITY CENTER STATION WILLIAM MATHEWSON MILLIKEN, DIRECTOR 17 May 1943 CABLE ADDRESS: MUSART CLEVELAND Dear Mr. Seligmann: Did Mr. Milliken and I hear rightly upon one occasion when you said that Mlle. Romaine Lacaux, later Mme. Lestrade, was some relative of the Barrett-Decap family? I cannot find on the invoice or in the correspondence any such reference, and I want to be certain that is true before including it. Everywhere that the picture is cataloged, there is nothing of this nature said and I am wondering if it is true, or merely our imagination. The picture gets lovelier as it stays here, and we are growing fonder than ever of the Goya also. You will receive a copy of the forthcoming Bulletin for June, which will contain some interesting facts about Cuervo. Thanks a lot for your help, and with best regards. Sincerely yours, Henry Sayles Francis Henry Sayles Francis Curator of Paintings Germain Seligmann, Esq., Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc., 5 East 57th Street, New York, New York. HSF:A