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"Mauritania"
NEW YORK.
355, FIFTH AVENUE.
PARIS,
23, PLACE VENDÔME.
CABLE ADDRESSES
KNOEDLER, LONDON.
KNOEDLER, NEW YORK.
KNOEDLER, PARIS.
TELEPHONE 1292 MAYFAIR.
5 June 1909.
15, OLD BOND STREET,
LONDON, W.
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Dear Mr. Frick,
I send you copies of letters from Colnaghi & Co to Sir Charles Holroyd. I thought it was clearly understood by you that they had June 1st. I remember stating so to you. I regret not having written you a letter for had I done so there would have been no misunderstanding as to the time. As I cabled you, Saturday Sunday & Monday were Whitsuntide holidays & everything was closed & everybody out of town although the bank of England had a wire from the anonymous contributor on the Saty m'n'g [Saturday morning] –Sir Charles Holroyd sent for McKay first thing Tuesday m'n'g & told him it had virtually been arranged that they were expecting a wire confirming it & this wire arrived about one o'clock & McKay
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NEW YORK.
355, FIFTH AVENUE.
PARIS,
23, PLACE VENDÔME.
CABLE ADDRESSES
KNOEDLER, LONDON.
KNOEDLER, NEW YORK.
KNOEDLER, PARIS.
TELEPHONE 1292 MAYFAIR.
5 June 1909.
15, OLD BOND STREET,
LONDON, W.
File
Dear Mr. Frick,
I send you copies of letters from Colnaghi & Co to Sir Charles Holroyd. I thought it was clearly understood by you that they had June 1st. I remember stating so to you. I regret not having written you a letter for had I done so there would have been no misunderstanding as to the time. As I cabled you, Saturday Sunday & Monday were Whitsuntide holidays & everything was closed & everybody out of town although the bank of England had a wire from the anonymous contributor on the Saty m'n'g [Saturday morning] –Sir Charles Holroyd sent for McKay first thing Tuesday m'n'g & told him it had virtually been arranged that they were expecting a wire confirming it & this wire arrived about one o'clock & McKay
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