Letter from Roger E. Fry to Henry Clay Frick, 22 December 1908
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Chantry Dene
Guildford.
Dec. 22. 08.
Dear Mr. Frick,
I thought that in calling & writing to you about the Tiepolo I was rendering you at some expense to myself a service, which I willingly did in gratitude for your kindness in the past. The tone of your reply is so brusque that
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coming from so courteous a gentleman as yourself I cannot help fearing that in some unknown way I have incurred yr. displeasure. I should be sorry to have done so as you know how much I admire your aims in collecting and how pleased I have been to give you any advice which you cared to have even though that advice has I know brought upon me some very natural resentment.
I should be very glad if you would be perfectly frank with me. I haven't the slightest desire to importune you with suggestions of purchases in which as you know I never have any personal interest.
Yrs. very truly
Roger E. Fry
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Guildford.
Dec. 22. 08.
Dear Mr. Frick,
I thought that in calling & writing to you about the Tiepolo I was rendering you at some expense to myself a service, which I willingly did in gratitude for your kindness in the past. The tone of your reply is so brusque that
[end of page 1]
[beginning of page 2]
coming from so courteous a gentleman as yourself I cannot help fearing that in some unknown way I have incurred yr. displeasure. I should be sorry to have done so as you know how much I admire your aims in collecting and how pleased I have been to give you any advice which you cared to have even though that advice has I know brought upon me some very natural resentment.
I should be very glad if you would be perfectly frank with me. I haven't the slightest desire to importune you with suggestions of purchases in which as you know I never have any personal interest.
Yrs. very truly
Roger E. Fry
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