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On back of canvas bought at Silos is name in ink Alexander ^[[or Lawrence]] Reade Esq

Reade ancestors of Washington
   Andrew Reade Manor of Linkenholt Eng. had son Rob whose son Col. Geo d Virginia 1671 & daughter Mildred married Col. Augustine Warner & their d Mildred Warner married Lawrence Washington & their son married
Augustine m Mary Ball and they were parents of George Washington.
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them a push and says "get your things ready" then when the exposition comes off he says Oh yes he'll have two pictures  Everybody else's pictures arrive but none of Mr Bs.  Every body rushes around go down to his house find his wife and get a picture rolled up  take it up to the gallery  put it on a stretcher  put it in a frame that doesn't fit it and its the best picture in the exhibition"  Little Miss - laughs & laughs and repeats her admiration of my Mason  Says "I'd like to write."  I say "Why don't you write all those nice things you said about me."  "I will, I'll send it to the "Times"
Over in Dudensing's  meet W. H. de B Nelson who carts off the copy of my paper I've left for D  Nelson very gracious tells of Richardson trying to borrow 8 pounds on one of his ps the dealer offering him 5 & [[R?]]saying "but the frame is worth that."

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& the dealer replying "Thats what I was thinking."  Stop at Milch  Go up stairs find several people talking.  Albert Milch [[strikethrough]] says[[/strikethrough]] comes forward  smiles  puts out his hand & says "Mr. James Britton"  Crane busy talking to a lady  Milch wants to see what happens.  As I never met Crane & as I don't want to wait around to meet him I take a glance around & make off.  Mrs Powell says she'll go over on 57th St new gallery.
          Wrote today
  Mr Roland F. Knoedler:
       Dear Sir: 
            I think you will appreciate how much it means to my paper to be able to keep your name in the advertising pages.  Mr Henschel was good enough to say that he liked very much the recent issue.   [[strikethrough]] which I with I was happy to [[/strikethrough]] One of the most satisfying features of the issue is your name in its pages.
[[[strikethrough]] The [[/strikethrough]] Printing conditions keep me from issuing as frequently as I would wish but I'm out to [[underlined]] stay [[/underline]].  If I could feel that your card would [[strikethrough]] stay [[/strikethrough]] remain on that page for six issues my rate to your would drop from 100 to 75 each and any little check on acct would be appreciated - JB