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sort in Maine,and can afford to pay a nominal sum for such a lecture for which they could of course sell the tickets and cover their expense. I have just written to Amy Belle Adams, the Maine poet who teac hes english at Lincoln High School,Lin coln M aine,as they have had Robert Coffin up there--and also to the University of Maine,who also give a course of lectures. I want the state of Maine to be as aware of me as possible,and besides en joying the lecturing,it will give me a chance to be better aware of the forces and charms of my native state for which I have such love and admiration. Do let me hear from you on this subject,an d I shall be grateful. The rare book I speak of will go tomorrow,an d the other just as soon as it is out will b e forwarded both as a gift to the Maine authors collection. I do so want to go over to Augusta,and meet the library dept, and must try and do so before long. I had a remarkable exhibition during last Xmas holidays at Symphony Hall in Boston in connection with the concerts,and the Widen er Library of Harvard loaned them their copies of my early poems and the prose [letters crossed out] called "[letters crossed out] ADVENTURES IN THE ARTS" with preface by Waldo Frank--from their "Treasure Collection" if you please;; I was very set up by it. Very sincerely yours, Marsden Hartley [handwritten signature] Corea - Maine. �