866 N. Chester Ave., Pasadena, Calif., January 14th, 1920. Hon. James W. Bollinger, Davenport, Ia. My dear Judge: - I am a little worried about the Camel picture we had such a mess in getting it away. First, as I told you, we could not get a plain gray frame in this particu- lar part of the country. Then the man that was to pack it did an awful bumb[sic] job and it had to be done over again and I did not see the box when it was ready to be shipped. It went last week, about this time so I am looking to have a letter from you saying it arrived or didn’t. I am awfully sorry about the frame because the first impress- ion of any picture is so much better when it is framed. But enough said, I cannot help what has happened and I know you will like your picture when you do get it. framed just fine. I hope it go to you before Mrs. Bollinger left for the East. As for the paying for it, you know perfectly well that you can pay any old time that you want to. Somehow with you it seems much more like friends and one does not think of the money when it comes to a real friendship. J.W.B. – 2 We hope we are going to see you folks at Lake McDonald again this year. I do not know whether you are planning to come back or not but we are planning on seeing you just the same. I am sorry the property above our place has been sold so now there does not seem to be any hope of having the Bollinger family for neighbors. Chas has had a pretty good time down here but I think he will have a lot of very funny stories to tell on himseld[sic] as well as others when you see him next time. With best regards to you all, Sincerely, [Transcript by Lauren B. Gerfen, 2012-08-28]