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Corea,Maine., Nov.I4--4I Dear Mrs.Jacobs;- Thanks for your letter, and it gives me great pleasure to build up the "archives" about myself as "Maine Celebrity". I will send you of course anything at other times as it comes along, and be very glad to do so--and I shall try desperately to stop over at Augusta on the way down to Portland, Boston and New York, but having just learned from my doctor that I have a dangerous blood pressure, and must keep as quiet as possible, I may not be able to have the pleasure of the stop over, but I do so want to do it, to be aware of the State Library and its functions, as well as to meet you, and I hope, the Librarian also. I have in mind a plan which is logical and pleasant to me to think of,and I disclose it to you, but with the strictest confidence as one never knows how things can or will work out, and the plan is, to present [underlined] a number of my Maine paintings to the State Library of Maine to be placed on permanent view there, and for my personal pleasure, I should want them to be placed where they could be seen at all times, not necessarily together in a separate room, though that would be nice, but probably not feasable for official convenience--but there is no other place in Maine that I should want them, and I feel very earnestly about the idea, and I would no doubt give one picture to the Lewiston Public Library, and one or two, if they would have them, at the Coram Library of Bates College, though I am not a college man. But this is a preliminary whisper only on the subject, and if you think you could feel out the matter with the Librarian herself, then you could tell me whatever the results are, as to the idea. I am of course very proud of being born in Maine, and have its interests at heart always, and because of that, consider myself twice American, as I am by reason of birth a citizen of the State of Maine, though not of any place in it, as my life seems to call for going places, on account or my art pursuits. If I can manage to get off at Augusta over night,and spend a few hours there, I would like to talk it over with at least yourself, but until the idea takes definite shape, please do not publicize it in any way, as I want the idea to be earnestly accepted, if it is to be accepted at all. Personally I think it is a fine idea, and I would feel happy to know that a group of my Maine pictures reposed permanently in the State of Maine headquarters. Now,You can I think help me a little--I regret to say I do not know

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