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Imperial Hotels, Ltd. Tokio.
(Imperial Hotel & Villa, and Metropole Hotel.)

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CARL FLAIG, Gen. Manager.
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Imperial Hotel & Villa.
May 30th, 1907.

For Miss Rhoades consideration

My dear Colonel,

I have your kind cablegram [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] telling me of having purchased the Corean pottery collection for three thousand dollars - a price far below what I expected to pay, as similar single specimens here fetch hundreds and some over a thousand dollars. I had expected to pay five thousand dollars, the price [[strikethrough]] also [[/strikethrough]]  named in one of the letters. But, I am simply again reminded of your old time habit of always getting rock bottom prices.) How shall I thank you? I also have the cablegrams telling me of the $10,000 draft in the mail and of ten thousand dollars cabled. Again many thanks! The draft now in transit will reach me amply as early as the $15,000 received by wire took care of pressing needs. Since my arrival here I have kept away from the shops and have avoided association with the dealers to an extent 

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