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THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A. UNIVERSITY CENTER STATION WILLIAM MATHEWSON MILLIKEN, DIRECTOR CABLE ADDRESS: MUSART CLEVELAND May 18, 1940 Mr. C. M. de Hauke, c/o Jacques Seligmann and Company, Inc., 3 East 51st Street, New York, New York. My dear Mr. de Hauke: I am simply thrilled over securing the two figures for $27,500.00. I have turned the matter over to Mr. Williams to notify Mr. Francis on Monday or Tuesday so the check should be sent to you by the middle of next week. I am leaving Monday for conventions and meetings at Toledo, Detroit and Washington; in the week of the 28th I shall be in New York for two or three days and, if you are still there, I shall be able to express to you personally my gratification for this superb addition to our collection. Very sincerely yours, [[Signature]]William M. Milliken[[/Signature]] William M. Milliken, Director. WMM:RM [[Sidenote]] Mr.[[?]] send [[?]] This paragraph + [[?]] to me [[/Sidenote]]