![Transcription Center logo](/themes/custom/tc_theme/assets/image/logo.png)
This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
522 (513) April 26/98. Edward S, Hull, Jr., Esq., 31 Nassau St., New York. My dear Sir: I have your letter of the 21st inst. and note your acceptance of my offer of $500.00 for the thirty seven prints mentioned in my recent letter to you. In taking a final look at the prints last evening prior to returning them to you I find a few more which I think I might as well keep, so that I have retained the following: No. 999, Harunobu, $20.00 790, Harunobu, 35.00 1837) 124) Hiroshige, 10.00 1838) 124) Hiroshige, 10.00 1357, Hiroshige, 12.50 1348, Hiroshige, 12.50 49) 1693) Masanobu, 30.00 Total, $130.00 I consider as a fair price for these seven prints $77.00, and I am taking to liberty of fixing one print believing it will be acceptable to you, and hereby enclose check draft on N.Y., payable to your order, for $517.00, which combined with my previous check for $[[583]].00 makes $1100.00 for the entire lot of prints. [[?]] have purchased [[?]] basic [[?]] entirely agreeable [[?]] I think in the lot of the prints [[?]]
Transcription Notes:
Rest of page is very faded, needs finishing
Managed to read some more but bottom is super faded. May be illegible.
----------
Reopened for Editing 2023-09-24 20:17:06
the number 583 is a guess based of calculation ($1100-$517)
----------
Reopened for Editing 2023-09-26 09:12:29