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OBERLIN

116 East 63rd Street,
New York City.
February 15th 1919.

Clarence Ward Esq.,
Director, The Dudley Peter Allen Memorial Art Museum,
Oberlin College,
Oberlin, Ohio.

Dear Sir: - 

Mr Freer desires me to acknowledge for him your kind letter of Feb.6th, with the enclosure of a list of Chinese paintings sent by some Chinese students at Oberlin.

Mr Freer has not been at all well during the past month, and is not now strong enough to undertake to see or examine or even consider the purchase of any works of art,- and also, after reading the list which you enclosed, he did not feel that he would be interested in purchasing any of the five numbers therein, for the collection in his care.

He however, wishes me to thank you for having given him the opportunity of hearing about the paintings, and he send you his cordial messages.

Very truly yours,