BIB_ID
448524
Accession number
MA 23840.103
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
Mumbai, India, [1964 February] 9
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 26.7 x 20.3 cm
Notes
Year and month from postmark.
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 143 East 62nd Street, New York 21, N.Y., U.S.A., postmarked February 9, 1964.
Aerogramme addressed to Mr. James Ivory, 143 East 62nd Street, New York 21, N.Y., U.S.A., postmarked February 9, 1964.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Expressing his exasperation with Columbia, the Reserve Bank, and the MPEAA, and with Ivory for not being forceful enough with them; then saying "Now for the pleasant side of my letter..."; telling Ivory he will like the car Merchant bought; describing a dinner party at Leela Naidu's; mentioning some side work he has been doing; asking if Ivory has sent the photographs he requested; wondering if "the Delhi film" is finished and expressing his pride about it; saying they will be attending an Eid sitar recital.
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