I am very sorry indeed to hear you have been sick; but very glad to hear you will be around again soon.

I shall arrive in New York Monday evening, with Boston friends, to go to theatre & a Tile Club supper at midnight. Next morning, if you are well, we will have a talk & lo afterwards look in on Sneider., if at his shop.

My advice is, take Mr. Russell’s offer for the districts he has proposed to buy—one to be taken (&, I suppose, paid for) now, the others within a year if not meantime disposed of. The prices he offers seem fair. He does not need to see me. I could be of no service; this is business, & belongs to your department.

I wish you would send me a couple of my largest & bro Ⓐemendation largest Scrap-Books. Mrs. Clemens wants them for something or other in Susie & Bay’s department. Sent you a German book to be re-bound the other day; hope it arrived safe.