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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : Yemassee, S.C., to Thomas Johnson, [1941 or 1942] Nov. 19.

BIB_ID
298726
Accession number
MA 7648.4
Creator
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
Display Date
[1941 or 1942] Nov. 19.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 p.) : ill. ; 27.9 cm
Notes
Includes sketches related to his windows and curtains.
Part of a collection of 10 autograph letters signed and 3 typed letters signed from Maugham to Thomas Johnson. The collection also includes one typed copy of a letter from K.G. Payne to Maugham. Items in the collection are described in individual records (MA 7648.1-14).
Written on stationery with "Parkers Ferry, R.F.D. I, Yemasee, South Carolina" printed at the top.
Provenance
Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Giving measurements for curtains; telling Johnson not to proceed unless "all ... is clear" because he does "not want a mistake made"; noting that he has "already lost too much money over articles [he] had to scrap"; asking Johnson to let him know how much these valences will cost.