Letter in response to a note from Richard Quick declining to purchase a Katar and a fan for the offered price. The author offers 12/6 for the Katar, 30/- for the fan and 5/- for a small dagger. The author has a fine ivory chain that he is sending to be inspected and queries if Quick purchases old gold watches. End of the letter unreadable as adhered to scrapbook page.
Letter regarding an ivory fan for 12/6, an Indian Katar for 30/- and a dagger for 5/-.
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