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[begin page 1 of 2] M. KNOEDLER & CO., SUCCESSORS TO GOUPIL & CO., 355 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. CABLE ADDRESSES. KNOEDLER _ NEW YORK. KNOEDLER _ PARIS. PARIS OFFICE, 2 RUE GLÜCK.

Jan. 12th 1898 Dear Mr. Frick, In reply to your telegram I hasten to say that we are sending the Chelminski "1812" to the address you gave me with your card. it leaves prepaid by Adams express today. We have sent the gentleman a description of the subject and a pamphlet concerning Chelminski who arrived safely last Sunday in Paris. You will be pleased to learn that we sold to a New York party yesterday the small upright picture "The sentinel" which I think you saw begun in Chelminski's studio. I sent a very good work by him to our Pittsburg office. I think it ought to be picked up quickly by some discriminating, intelligent collector. I am pleased to hear from Carstairs that the Chartrans look very well & are drawing the elite of your city. He is hard at work here and doing excellent work he manages however to find time to have a little game of poker. Col. Gates & some friends saw the Morse portrait & the Col. said they all found it excellent. Will we send you the portrait as soon as the frame is finished which will be in a few days? I propose sending you the first photograph taken from the negative [end page 1 of 2]