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CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR
LINCOLN PARK
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
TELEPHONE SKYLINE 3124

October 24, 1936.

Dear Bob: 

I am in receipt of your letter of October 22nd. Regarding your inquiry concerning Mr. Tarkington, he has continued to buy pictures during the past few years, most, if not all of them, from the Silberman's. He has been chiefly interested in portraits of historical and literary people. For example, he owns a Gainsborough portrait of Blackstone. (This was one of the collection on view at the Boston Museum in January. You could get a list of the pictures from Jim Plaut.) I shall be writing Mrs. Tarkington within the next few days, as I owe her a letter. At that time I shall tell her about you, since it is very likely that they will stop in New York after closing their house at Kennebunkport, Maine and before returning to Indianapolis for the winter. As a rule they are in Indianapolis from late November until the first part of May. After I have written Mrs. Tarkington I will drop you a line to tell you what I have said. 

We did have a date with the Holkars for the night of November 2nd but just received a radiogram from Honolulu saying that their plans had been changed and that they would not be coming back this way. What do you know of their itinerary? I gather, from what the man at Cooks here told me, that they may even be planning to return home from Honolulu.

I was very much annoyed to hear that Mr. Seligmann had not received an answer from the de Guignes. I think it was very rude of them. I understand that they are going to be in New York early in November and as you know, I have written them to be sure to look you up. 

As over, 
Very sincerely yours, 
Tom

Mr. Robert M. Levy,
Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc.
3 East 51st Street, 
New York, N. Y. 

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