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Letter from Charles Carstairs to Henry Clay Frick, 5 June 1909, with enclosures

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KNOEDLER, NEW YORK.
KNOEDLER, NEW YORK.
KNOEDLER, PARIS.
KNOEDLER, PARIS.
TELEPHONE 1292 MAYFARI.
TELEPHONE 1292 MAYFAIR.
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15, OLD BOND STREET,
15, OLD BOND STREET,

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"Mauritania" 5 June 1909.

NEW YORK. 355, FIFTH AVENUE. --- PARIS, 23, PLACE VENDÔME. --- CABLE ADDRESSES KNOEDLER, LONDON. KNOEDLER, NEW YORK. KNOEDLER, PARIS. TELEPHONE 1292 MAYFAIR. --- 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 End of Page 1