[handwritten]
Mr. Malcolm S. MacKay
55 Wall Street
New York
My dear Mr. Mackay
Your letter of July 16
received, Chas.[sic] has not
forgotten about the picture
he is to paint for you
but he has been so busy
with the big decoraton[sic]
for the state which is now
finished and in place
[illegible] he has done nothin[sic] else
since we came home.
But now once more he
can breathe so will [next]
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sketch out some ideas
and send them to you
for approval before he
starts on the canvas.
We have had a very
cold summer really just
about ten days in June
since then cold and lots
of rain.
I am enclosing a
clipping about the state
decoration done by Chas. I
thought you would enjoy knowing
about it.
Chas joins me in sending
kindest regards to you all
Sincerely