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THE CLEVELAND MUSUEM OF ART
CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A.
UNIVERSITY CENTER STATION

WILLIAM MATHEWSON MILLIKEN, DIRECTOR 

CABLE ADDRESS: MUSART CLEVELAND

March 4, 1943

Mr. Germain Seligmann,
Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc.,
2 East 57th Street,
New York, N.Y.

My dear Mr. Seligmann:

I have had innumerable letters from Harold Parsons recently in regard to the Goya, and have been meaning, as soon as things were fairly sure, to write you a letter. Needless to say, I am perfectly delighted over the outcome as regards the Goya, and most appreciative of your many courtesies in regard to its acquisition. One regrets inconveniences which occur in the process, but I think on the whole we can feel very pleased at the outcome.

I have a copy of your letter to Harold, to which he suggests I reply directly to you as a preliminary of Mr. Milliken's return to Cleveland the first of next week. Of course, we shall be glad to know what Col. Rockefeller's agent says about the matter of payment, but I know that Mr. Milliken is anxious to wait, if possible, until the end of March. Be that as it may, if it must be otherwise he will be ready to receive a communication from you the first of the coming week when you ascertain the circumstances.

We are quite happy with your arrangements regarding the packing and trust you, of course, implicitly to handle the matter as you think best. I agree that if it could be sent directly from Providence it will probably be the best scheme, and that, of course, as soon as it is agreeable to all parties concerned.

As regards to insurance, we will take care of that here, and I am sure that there will be no trouble. The only thing that we need is Col. Rockefeller's present address in Providence, which we cannot find out in Cleveland due to the fact that no directory has it, since he only recently moved to Providence. I failed, when I made the trip with you the other day, to take in where we were going, or if I did know I have forgotten. As soon as we have this address we will place the insurance at once, from Col. Rockefeller's walls to ours. Miss Kern, our Registrar, asked me yesterday if I thought the picture would go via New York, and when I have confirmation that you will ship it directly from Providence when final arrangements are all made, then we will write the insurance accordingly. It seems to make some difference.

You will, of course, hear from Mr. Milliken directly upon his return; as I said, this is but a preliminary letter. Let me know if there is anything