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Letter from Ethel Ewen Smith to Henry C. Frick, 23 March 1919 [page 1 of 2]

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-[[Various faint notations on the back side, not part of the original letter]]
+[begin page 1 of 2; left side]
+Main line = Erie, RR.
+Mrs Ewen
+[shorthand]  1913-15
+Mahwah
+[shorthand] [Munsey?]
+x 30 panel
+[shorthand] Ewen
+[shorthand] 1830 [shorthand]
+[shorthand] Ricard [shorthand]
+[three lines of shorthand]
+[shorthand] care [shorthand]
+Ricard [shorthand]
+[shorthand]  Austin Ewen
+[shorthand] Prospect 4060
+[end page 1 of 2; left side]
+[begin page 1 of 2; right side]
+An old copy on wood - no good
 March 23rd, 1919
-Mr. Henry C. Frick: --
+Mr. Henry C. Frick: -
-Dear Sir: --
+Dear Sir: -
-Have just read of your
+Have just read of your recent purchase of a Gilbert Stuart masterpiece of "George Washington," and as I am in possession of a portrait of the same subject by the same artist, dating back in history over one-hundred years, wondered whether you would be interested.
-recent purchase of a Gilbert Stuart
+Have literature concerning the painting, and being personal owner through inheritance, would be glad
-masterpiece of "George Washington," and
+[end page 1 of 2; right side]
-as I am in possession of a portrait
-of the same subject by the same
-artist, dating back in history over
-one-hundred years, wondered whether
-you would be interested.
-Have literature concerning the
-painting, and being personal owner
-through inheritance, would be glad
-[end of page]

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[begin page 1 of 2; left side] Main line = Erie, RR. Mrs Ewen [shorthand] 1913-15 Mahwah [shorthand] [Munsey?] 24 x 30 panel [shorthand] Ewen [shorthand] 1830 [shorthand] [shorthand] Ricard [shorthand] [three lines of shorthand] [shorthand] care [shorthand] Ricard [shorthand] [shorthand] Austin Ewen [shorthand] Prospect 4060 [end page 1 of 2; left side] [begin page 1 of 2; right side] An old copy on wood - no good

March 23rd, 1919 Mr. Henry C. Frick: - Dear Sir: - Have just read of your recent purchase of a Gilbert Stuart masterpiece of "George Washington," and as I am in possession of a portrait of the same subject by the same artist, dating back in history over one-hundred years, wondered whether you would be interested. Have literature concerning the painting, and being personal owner through inheritance, would be glad [end page 1 of 2; right side]