Louis Parma Di Cesnola

Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Central Park,

Fifth Avenue and Eighty-Second St.

Office of the Secretary.

New York, March 24 1885

My Dear Governor

I herewith enclose a note merely to show you that I have not forgotten your request. If I cannot obtain a printed copy of the [Lewis?] Library act of incorporation & trust I will detail one of my clerks to go there & copy it in Manuscript.

My good friend Mr Andrew Carnegie was here just now admiring the collection I selected for you and desires me to convey to you & Mrs Stanford his respects

Believe me with high regard

Sincerely yours

L. P. Di Cesnola

Metropolitan Museum of Art,

Central Park,

Fifth Avenue and Eighty-Second St.

New York, March 24 1885

My Dear Governor

I herewith enclose for Mrs Stanford, in case she had not seen it yet, an excellent article which appeared in today's Herald and which set matters right. Your remarks about grasping lawyers is a very correct one indeed, and your intention as sketched in the Herald's interview of administering yourself as long as you live the portion of your estate which you will devote for beneficent purposes, is the very wisest thing you possibly can do. I would go still farther, and appoint those who will take care of your great gift after you and Mrs Stanford have gone to rest. The Lenox Library is managed in such a way that the family, relatives, or friends of the Donator keep a control of it in their own hands and carry out exactly the intentions of the testator just as if he were still alive

Present my best regards to Mrs Stanford and believe me

Sincerely Yours

L P di Cesnola

Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Central Park,

Fifth Avenue and Eighty-Second St.

New York, March 27 1885

Dear Sir:

Pursuant to your wishes I called at the Lenox Library to obtain a copy of the "Charter and Trust" of that institution and Mr Moore the Librarian informed us that as soon one could be looked up he would have it sent to the Museum. I called again this morning and was told that none had as yet been found and that very few if any were left but if

the search proved successful a copy would be sent to you immediately.

I have the honor to be

Most respectfully yours

William L. Forman

General Di Cesnola

Director &c &c