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During the week your draft drawn at Cario for £1,600 and the one for £100 drawn at Luxor on December 29th, have been presented and paid. The things which you purchased from Yamanaka & Company before sailing, were received in good condition on Saturday afternoon last, and a check in payment of the account, was sent them on Monday. Along with the things, Stephen found a lot of fine thin paper in which to roll kakemono, and an object to rub India Ink on. I fancy the two latter were sent you by Mr. Ushikubu. In sending them a check, I wrote them ofnthe safe arrival of the articles you bought, and the two mentioned, found in the cases. The present cash balance in Banks is $41,200.00.

The photographs referred to in Miss. Tucker's letter, are of "Portrait of Isabella, the Catholic", by Antonio Rincan, price $5,000.00; "Portrait of a Spanish Lady", by Rene Theodore Berthon, price $500.00; "Infant Jesus in the arms of St. Joseph", by Murillo, price, $2,500.00; "Santa Catalina di Siena", by Francisco Zurbaran, price -----; "Portrait of the Count de Trastamara", (at 12 years), by Francisco Goya y Lucientes price $15,000.00. I have not heard from Miss. Tucker in reply to my letter, but presume she will wish me to return the photographs to her.

We were shocked to learn this morning of the sudden death of Gen'l Alger, and you will note from the newspaper clippings herewith, that Mr. W. C. McMillan is, and has been, very low. The bulletins as quoted by the newspapers for the past three days, are correct as authorized by the physicians.

Col. Hecker went home yesterday morning suffering from a chill which was followed by some fever. He has not been out to-day, but telephoned me this morning that Dr. Lowrie said he might come to the office tomorrow morning for a little while. He has been very well, indeed, since you left, and at the office daily. Mrs. Freer is improving so rapidly that I believe she leaves for Atlantic City on Saturday, next.

Stephen has quite a bad cold, contracted some days ago, and he seems to have difficulty in shaking it off. Owing to the severe weather which has prevailed during the past few days, he has kept some fire going in the house and gallery. I advised him to-day to call in Joe, the man who helps him, to relieve him of the fires, so that he could remain in-doors more and doctor himself up. His children are all right again, and everything at the house is going as usual. We are having some snow, and the weather almost touching zero point. Everything is all right at the office, and all are well.

Expressing the hope that your stay in Ceylon and Java proves as interesting as the earlier points which you have visited, and that you continue well, I remain,

Very respectfully yours,
JM Kennedy