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Corea,Maine., Nov.I4--4I Dear Mrs.Jacobs;Thanks for your lette:rt,at1d 1 t gives me great pleasure·· to build up the "arcllives" about myselt:aj a-tt:llm1ne Celebr:t:tt"• I will send 'fou or course anything at other time~.tts. it comes along, and be very glad to do so--and I shall try desperately to stop over at Augusta on f'he way down to Portlend,Boston and New York,but having j'7st learned r. ro.m my. d. octo-¥• tha·,.t I. ha·.ve··. a d~e;r;ou_~ · ·.,.olood pre.· ssure. ,an.d .. ..· . . 8 5 ~~ ~h~ ~fo;s~~:;8~tsrp~~·~l::;t°"23:02, 9 March 2017 (UTC)i~~t; !Ejlaube (talk)fEjlaube (talk) 23:02, 9 March 2017 (UTC)t~~e Library and !ts-~nctions,as well as to meet Yot.1,and I hope,the LibrQl."ian also. · , ·, · ·

I have in mind a plan which is logical and pleasant to me to think of,and I disclose it io you,but with the strictest confidence as one never knows how things 1mn or will work out,and the plan is,to oresent a number of my Maine paintings to the state Librar7,of Maine tobe placed on permanent vi~• there1 and for my personal; pleasure,! should· want them to be placed·where tney could be ·see~ia~l times,not necessarily tog.wther in a separate room;thobgtr'· · would be nice, but probably not feas#able for official conven cet--but there is no other place in Maine that I should mmt them,and I feel veey earnestly about the idea,and I would no doubt give one picture to the Lewiston Public Library ,and one or two,!f they would have them,at the Cormn Library of Bates College,though I am not a college man. But this is a preliminacy whisper only on the subject,and if you think you could feel out the matter with the Libraria,n herself,then you could tell me whatever the results are,as to the idea. I am of course very- proud of being bQrninJlaine,a.nd have its interests at heart alwats,a.nd because of the.t,eonsider myself twice lunerican,as I am by reason Gf birth~ ci~en,.o!..-'tlla~Stl.~. Q,f.J,8:a:j.ne,though :qgt or 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 talces definite shape ,please do not publicize it in any way, as I want the ide". to be earnestly accepted, if 1 t is to be accepted at a.11. Personally I think it is a fine idea,a}ld 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--! regret to say I do not know

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