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Bryson Burrough's 168.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL,
SHANGHAI.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:
"ASTOR."
CODES USED:
A.B.C. 5TH EDITION,
WESTERN UNION.
W. BRAUEN, MANAGER.

Jan. 13th 1911.

Dear Colonel Hecker.
I have just cabled you "Please send Homer's "Early Evening" to Metropolitan Museum. Tignonner Tambreet Wayfoong, Shanghai Strebulis."

The metropolitan Museum is to hold a memorial exhibition of Winslow Homer's work, and having invited the "Early Evening" I have consented to lend it. Will you kindly have Stephen pack and 

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