Letter from Ismail Merchant, New York, New York, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1988 April 4 : autograph manuscript signed.

Giving her his impressions of the film "Babette's Feast," saying "it looked and felt like a Merchant Ivory film" and therefore she should see it; telling her that today was their first day of shooting [on "Slaves of New York"] and describing how different the experience is from shooting in India or England; announcing that "[y]our apartment is almost ready. We are doing the closing on Friday April 8th at 10AM"; asking for contact details of "the bed maker" and other suppliers she has hired; thanking her for her "notes and suggestions" on the "Slaves of New York" script; telling her how much he is looking forward to seeing her and Jhab.