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HOTEL CONTINENTAL                        
PARIS                                    
                                          
3 Rue de Castiglione

Le July 6th, 1905

Dear Colonel Hecker,

Touraine pleased me greatly!  It is a country of great beauty of nature as well as of art and history.  My visit was made at the right season (harvest) and in perfect weather.  I started early every morning and did lots of driving --- saw practically everything I planned and learned new lessons of the power of Whistler's selection of subjects for both painting and etching --- I have examples in both mediums done throughout Touraine during the late eighties.

I am well and pleased with the beautiful experiences being found day by day.  Next Saturday or Sunday I shall go back to London leaving other things in France to be done another year. With kindest regards

Very sincerely yours

Charles L. Freer.

P.S. 

Long hand.