Galen Hall

Atlantic City, N. J.

Tuesday morning,

July 11th., 1933.

Dear Mr. Stieglitz:

Forgive me for intruding my troubles on you at this stage of the worlds upheavels, but, do you know of any one who might want my set of 'Camera Work' tho not complete? The time has now literally come for liquidating of my belongs.

How well I remember your fore casting all that has and is happening to us today- some two years ago! Wish I had listened more or rather understood more of what you were trying to tell me!

I'm wondering how your health is? For at such a time that seems the most precious of our belongings. I hope that you and your wife are enjoying a modicum of health and the out-of-doors that I know you so love, at Lake George.

If you see or hear from the Strands or Seligmans please give them my best greetings- I haven't seen any one since going down in the elevator of the Shelton with you and Mrs. Strand.

Thanking you for any suggestions you may make or have, and with my most cordial greetings to you, as ever.

Monday morning,

July 17th.

My dear Mr. Stieglitz:

How sorry I am to hear of all that you and
your wife have been thru! Please accept my most heartfelt sympathy
for how well I know what it means to have those we love best ill!
Note that you keep going my friend, well God seems to give us the
strength to face and meet what ever is before us- other wise how
could we carry on? How I wish there was something I might do or
say to help you- but, words are so futil.

Sorry at this time to have
intruded about the set of Camer Works. They are in the warehouse
where they have been since we broke up the apartment, therfore I can
not tell you accurately what numbers I have but think the st is com-
plete up to the last two or three years. You were good enough to
offer to let me make it complete I remember but, under the circumst-
ances that I could not pay- didn't accept- which I later regretted upon
hearing of the bon fire you made of things later. Such is life!
Should and if you do hear of any one who might like my set I will be
very happy and most grateful. Won't be going into the warehouse now
until Sept.or Oct..

My family who are not at all well, are making a
flying trip to the other side and return for which I'm going up to
New York to see them before they sail. Hope the respite of the ocean
voyage may do much to help them physically as well as mentally, and
that all they must do won't be too much for them!

[JUN 17, 1933]

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Thanks so much for telling me of the Seligmanns and Strands departing for quieter places. They were wise to do so before it became imperative. For now I think that is all that's left for any of us to do if we want to go on living- financially as well as mentally and physically speaking. When you write either or both please give them my most cordial greetings. Suprised to hear that Zoler has too vacated.

Maybe being on 'the bridge' daily for those months helped you keep an even keel- tho you are one of the few that I couldn't and imagine loosing a perspective on/of life. However, every one's body is human!

By the way my set is in perfect condition as I always guarded it as the miser does his gold. But, like the miser, I must now part with my sack of so called precious belongings!

So hoping that the pure air and continued rest may help to bring back a modicum of health to your dear wife, and hoping and praying that you may keep your health, my friend, and with deepest sympathy and warmest greetings and every good wish for you both,

As ever,