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you Mr & Mrs Hecker again. Mr & Mrs Whitney bought my "Gleaners" for $1000- useing your name and the Heckers. I shall ask you and Mr Hecker to incorporate me and my talents into your Michigan Car Trust otherwise you shall have no more of my pictures. I really feel ashamed when I think how many you and Mr H have bought and and I wish you had distributed your patronage more generally not but what I am delighted in having my pictures where they are and I assure you all that I am proud of it. but I feel guilty nevertheless that I should have the lions share. I will send you on the Lacons to day. Yesterday I sent up the Twilight to be placed on the walls of the Academy. Earle said it was one of my very best. I have got one or two more touches to put on it and I hope it may please you. Glad you liked The Sphinx. I fear every body did not understand it. I tyed [[tryed/tried]] to represent allegorically the mystery surrounding the North Pole - the great unknown, perhaps I would do better

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HELP! WATER!! POLICE!!
PANTHER
GIANTS HEDGE

Feeding Pancakes to Ducks which is more in sympathy with my mental condition. Please give the Heckers my regards when you write and 

Transcription Notes:
possibly referring to: Auguste Lançon