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Frederic Remington Collection, Accession 8242, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Deposit [ 1963 Dec 17 ] 1966 Apr 4
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
[Apologizes for seeming to be overly familiar, for having wrongly addressed him as "Mr. Harry Harper" before.]
[Outlines ideas for a magazine article on "Seats and Saddles" to be written by Captain [Joseph Haddox] Dorst and illustrated by Remington; mentions several "seats" to be included; mentions "Sketches in the Bridle Path Central Park," his most recent work for [Harper's] Weekly . ]
[Writes that he would like him to meet Lieutenant Clark; invites him for dinner; sends love from [ Eva Caton Remington ]; comments on his increased girth, which he illustrates.]
[Suggests inclusion of his drawings, done for the [New York Morning] Journal in a proposed book on the Spanish-American War; writes that he is confident [William Randolph] Hearst will give permission; mentions [Robert Howard] Russell . ]
[Accompanies two drawings and manuscript No. 8 of The Way of the Indian , which would conclude the series.]
[Asks about the possibility of buying a farm in Westchester County , and who might give him "straight" information on the subject.]
[Asks him to look at the [Barhite ?] place, fearing its low price might indicate an undesirable landscape; explains he cannot check it himself as he must finish an outdoor project before winter; mentions enclosing the "C & P letter."]
[Appreciates his "last call for diners in the dining car"; announces his purchase of a farm in Ridgefield, Connecticut . ]
[Replies to inquiry about a new statuette; writes that three copies will be made but he must consult with the bronze founder before setting the price; mentions cire-perdue method of casting.]
[Advises arrangement of an exhibition of his bronzes and paintings in London ; offers to pay expenses; writes that he has not heard from Philadelphia and his only "serious" plan at the moment is to recover from an attack of gout.]
[Declines to have his "private life gone into publicly."]
[Comments on Davis' article in Scribner's [Magazine] on San Juan Hill ; mentions "old Casanova"; asks when he will receive Davis' book.]
[Accepts invitation to spend Sunday at Southampton ; details his travel plans on the Long Island Railroad . ]
[Recommends "Ned" Kemble , son of illustrator [Edward Windsor] Kemble , to the Yale Art School . ]
[Writes that he is shipping 5 drawings and the manuscripts of 4 stories, to be followed next week by 4 more drawings.]
[Declines to write an article because of other commitments, but promises to communicate if he finds time in the future; quotes prices of $100 per thousand words and $150 per drawing, which is to be returned after use.]