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"Received teiltree, Thanks! Spider, marvels" - translated means that I [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] have received your remitance of two thousands pounds sterling, and deeply grateful and that with a part of the money I have already purchased some marvellous art objects. 

It will please you to know that these funds have helped me to early paintings by the greatest of Sung & Yuan painters such as no Europeans or Americans Museum - and I can safely add Japan has - including Riviomin in superb style and condition - two specimens - and others of almost equal rank.

I appreciate too the promptness of the Peoples State Bank in this matter and I hope that when opportunity offers you will kindly extend my thanks to the official who did the work.

Give my special regards to George H. Russel too-

Excuse this hurried note, I must rush off and spend the balance of the remittance before some competitor enters my "diggins"-

With all good messages and warmest thanks
Yours very sincerely
Charles L Freer