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Oct. 16/96.

Dear Plumb:

Your letters of Sept. 26 and Oct. 4 reached me together a day or two ago and this morning I have received three copies of English newspapers, many of which were [[?]] We are all glad to hear from you and to know that you are getting on as well as your letters indicate. We had hoped for still better reports of your health, but trust that as time goes on improvement will be more marked.

Since my letter of Sept. 23 nothing particularly new has occurred in our affairs. Two or three little lots of cars are being talked about, but they are so far removed from our territory that we scarcely expect to make even a strong fight for them. Considerable grain seems to be moving, but of course with the light shipment of manufactured articles there seem to be cars enough in the country to take care of the grain trade, and so far as we now know no orders in our line of consequence are even being contemplated. 

While in New York last week I learned that MacMonnies has moved his studio and I am trying to obtain his present address. If I succeed in getting it, I will be pleased to send you a letter of introduction to him. I was also told at the same time that Whistler has practically closed his Paris studio and that his late wife’s mother is temporarily occupying his Paris house, and that Whistler himself has a temporary studio in London at the following address: S. Fitzroy St., near Charlotte St., near Tottenham Court Road, nearly opposite Maple’s. This address seems lengthy but it will help your cabby to land you at the door to the shrine. I inclose a letter to Mr. Whistler and trust you will succeed in finding him in and hope that you will have a pleasant interview with him.

I want to offer a suggestion made by an artist friend of mine in New York last week, whom I spoke with concerning your proposed call. He said the way for you to get on with “Jimmie” will be to