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Joan Edlinger Family of [[Scalpln?]] Roman Bos John Pettie Ed II hears death sentence Rubens Education du Vierge N Poussin La Ninfa Regeria magnificent land so [African?] Ruando Bellier Bellier Juan Sebastien de Elcano statue Tintoretto St Helena Nicolas Elias p of TanderHelst group five regents very fine Veronese La Elocuenca Elliott Ch Loring [[Sorsemor?]] Black full length City Hall Carlos L. Neuva York p. of Trumball 1812-68 p 700 portraits Carpaccio St Ursula & ambassadors big compo . . Holbein Les Ambassadors Shakespeare after 11 yrs returned to Stratford straightened out the family affairs and made a home thee he still resided in London for most of the year But made at least one annual visit to Stratford on Avon Gentleman. In 1597 S bought the largest house in town for 60 £. and in 1608 after making much money in London playing & writing settles for old age in Stratford In 1616 his youngest d. Judith was married & in April died at age 52 No clue to Shakespeare's religious opinions what they were we have neither the means nor the warrant for discussing many contemptible references in the plays to Puritans we may dismiss as idle gossip Davies's irresponsible report that "he dyed a Papist." Shakespeare made no mention of wife in his will. [[end page]] [[start page]] 27 Blakeloke 5 by 9 yellow sky good quality. [[Drushging?]] like comp $100 [[Budrian?]] tents over in middle distance strip of water foreground ruddy yellow moon hung on trees that mass of of brown. Lawyer Herman Custer owns it & says he bought it [[28?]] years ago. Heggins says the man is truthful. signed in red very large in red. But returned later giving her his "second best bed & furniture" Sidney Lee Whistler 1892, 1893 1834-1903 "Battersea [[strikethrough]] Bridge [[/strikethrough]] Reach" 20 X 30 Letter with it get permission to use letter John Dewey has photo of the master which he says he sold with the letter which Whistler wrote about it. Never been reproduced. Its a [[underline]] wonder and [[/underline]] I should have it for next issue. [[Two things Juactate was Walefall & Nwll Mare Judes Maschain Walter Bruce Crane have ?]]
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Blakelock = Ralph Albert Blakelock ?
The note at the bottom of the second page is extremely hard to make out.