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July 7th, 1937

FRED HAVEMEYER -- Belongs to the great family of Havemeyer and if I am not mistaken is a brother-in-law or a first cousin to the Mrs. Havemeyer who left her collection to the Metropolitan Museum.  He is a great club man, extremely well acquainted, very popular and a delightful fellow.

AUTOMOBILE EXPENDITURES -- Thank you very much indeed for what you tell me.  Of course I forgot to mention in my letter that I would need the car only during the months of July, August and September, as by that time Horst will return to town anyhow and the visits to the country houses or little trips will be unnecessary as most people will have returned to town by then.  You made only one thing not quite clear.  You wrote me:

regarding your expenditures for your car amounting to only $80 per month, half will be carried by the firm, and that you were glad to be able to do this for me.

Liechti and I are now both puzzled how to interpret it, and I, myself, do not quite know.  Does it mean that Liechti is entitled to pay me the $80 out of which $40 will be debited to my account and $40 will be taken over by the firm, or does it mean that Liechti is entitled to only pay me $40 that will be carried by the firm?  If you have my letter on hand which I wrote you in this regard, I should think that the first interpretation would be correct.  However, I do not want to do anything without being absolutely certain that it goes confirmed with your wishes.  On the other hand, to be able to do the things that I wanted, I shall need $80 and don't want to get just $40 from you, although I am perfectly willing to repay from any future commissions the $40 that you advance me for the three months.

MY TRIP TO WILMINGTON & PHILADELPHIA -- I have already written you in the above that I saw Edmiston.  Nicky took me over to Mrs. Crowninshield, nee du Pont--a very charming lady and most cordial.  I also met Mrs. W. K. du Pont and we also went to Long Wood where Nicky showed me the Pierre du Pont's house which is most unpretentious and the magnificent hot houses where really all the du Pont's entertainment, etc. goes on.  I can only say that I was terribly disappointed over the ignorance and lack of interest of all these people as far as art is concerned, especially the older generation.  However, I made three valuable contacts which I shall build up in the fall, and as long as there are 72 different du Ponts, let us hope that one or the other of the younger generation is not quite as wrapped up in cellophane and has developed a little taste for fine works of art.  The money certainly is there and so far only the person missing that will crash the iron ring of resistance.  These people certainly all have magnificent houses and if I think of the opportunity that someone could have with their interiors, I am apt to get dizzy.  It may interest you that most of the du Ponts walked out on the wedding and preferred not to meet the groom's father.  However, Nicky and I shall go down to Wilmington perhaps early in September when most of the people are back in residence.  By the way, the Bellin's and the Pierre du Pont's are in Europe.  The following day we spent in Philadelphia and had a charming visit at Mrs. Stotesbury's--what a lovely house and some really very beautiful works of art.  I don't believe that the Stotesbury's themselves will be interesting from any business point of view

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