Letter from Charles Carstairs to Henry Clay Frick, 8 August 1895
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CHANGEMENT D'ADRESSE á NEW-YORK
au 1er Mai 1895
355, FIFTH AVENUE
CORNER 34TH ST.
(Indexed Carstairs)
M. KNOEDLER & Co
170, FIFTH AVENUE
COR, 22ND ST, NEW-YORK
CABLE ADDRESSES:
KNOEDLER PARIS
KNOEDLER, NEW-YORK
OFFICE : 2, RUE GLUCK
BEHIND OPERA
TELEPHONE
PARIS, 8 August 1895.
Mr H.C. Frick
My dear Sir,
As telegraphed you this m'n'g [morning] a delayed letter reached us this m'n'g [morning] from Mr Watson, which certainly indicates a desire on his part to own the picture by Jules Breton, & although Mr Watson makes a lower offer, as a matter of courtesy it seemed to me that you would approve of a delay of a couple of days until we could hear from him further.
Mr Knoedler feels exceedingly annoyed in the matter, but I assured him that I felt this course would be perfectly agreeable to you & that you would not care to own the picture & at the same time feel that Mr Watson had been deprived of it though an unforseen circumstance beyond his control. I enclose you the copy of a cable sent Mr Watson on Monday at the expiration of his option, in order that no misunderstanding might occur, also copy of his letter, and cable sent him today, that you may know the situation in detail
Yours very truly
Chas. S. Carstairs
( 2 Enclosures follow )
au 1er Mai 1895
355, FIFTH AVENUE
CORNER 34TH ST.
(Indexed Carstairs)
M. KNOEDLER & Co
170, FIFTH AVENUE
COR, 22ND ST, NEW-YORK
CABLE ADDRESSES:
KNOEDLER PARIS
KNOEDLER, NEW-YORK
OFFICE : 2, RUE GLUCK
BEHIND OPERA
TELEPHONE
PARIS, 8 August 1895.
Mr H.C. Frick
My dear Sir,
As telegraphed you this m'n'g [morning] a delayed letter reached us this m'n'g [morning] from Mr Watson, which certainly indicates a desire on his part to own the picture by Jules Breton, & although Mr Watson makes a lower offer, as a matter of courtesy it seemed to me that you would approve of a delay of a couple of days until we could hear from him further.
Mr Knoedler feels exceedingly annoyed in the matter, but I assured him that I felt this course would be perfectly agreeable to you & that you would not care to own the picture & at the same time feel that Mr Watson had been deprived of it though an unforseen circumstance beyond his control. I enclose you the copy of a cable sent Mr Watson on Monday at the expiration of his option, in order that no misunderstanding might occur, also copy of his letter, and cable sent him today, that you may know the situation in detail
Yours very truly
Chas. S. Carstairs
( 2 Enclosures follow )
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“Letter from Charles Carstairs to Henry Clay Frick, 8 August 1895,” Transcribe Frick, accessed April 28, 2024, https://transcribe.frick.org/index.php/items/show/407.