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M. KNOEDLER & CO, SUCCESSORS TO GOUPIL & C, 355 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. Cable Addresses. Knoeder-New York. Knoedler-Paris. Paris Office, 2 Rue Gluck. Mar. 7/96 Secretary, H. C. Frick, Carnegie Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dear Sir: Will you kindly telegraph Mr. Frick, whose address South we do not know, if he has any objections to allowing Mr. Carnegie's Chartran portrait to be reproduced in the "Illustrated American " which is to contain an article on Mr. Chartran's forthcoming exhibition in our gallery. Underneath the reproduction will be "from the original painting by T. Chartran presented to the Carnegie Library by H. C. Frick". Kindly telegraph as early as possible as we are anxious for this reply. Yours respectfully, M Knoedler & Co Stamped Received Mar 9 1898 Secretary"s Office H.C. Frick Coke Co Ack 3/9/96