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No. 33 Ferry Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan,
October 20th., 1906.

Howard Mansfield, Esquire,
c/o Lord, Day & Lord, No. 49 Wall St., New York City.

My dear Mr. Mansfield:-

I have read with interest yours of the sixteenth instant, also copy of your letter addressed to Miss Birnie-Philip. During our recent talk over the telephone I stated my present position and explained fully why I could not continue to co-operate with you in the preparation of the Caxton Catalogue. The situation is unchanged, I might repeat my reasons given to you verbally last week, but there is little virtue in repetition. I must say, however, that I am surprised that you should have written to Miss Birnie-Philip that your letter to her was prompted by a suggestion coming from me. I cannot imagine how a sane man could advise another equally sane man to re-open correspondence with a lady on a topic which she evidently was unwilling to continue, unless he wished to utterly disregard her feelings. 

Yours very truly,
Charles L. Freer