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and that it should be here by the middle of this week. He, also, informed me that only the day before an order went to Akron for 900 square feet more of tiles. He knew very little about the job on your buildings aside from the office part of it. The same men are at work on the roof and Stephen thinks they have done a little flashing since you left.

Ryan put two men on the work of covering the pines last week and they have made considerable progress at it.

Mr. Simpleton had several men at work yesterday, Sunday, putting on lath in the gallery so as to keep ahead of the plasterers.

I am enclosing to you clippings from last Saturday evenings "News" and yesterdays "Free Press." Nellie is sending you the mail accumulated since Wednesday last.

Stephen sent you, by express, on Friday the piece of lacquer which I trust you received not later than early this morning.

Everything is quiet at the office.
Trusting you are well, I am, 

Very respectfully yours,

Charles L. Freer, Esq.,

Oare, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
5th Avenue & 33rd Street,
New York City.

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