STEIN BROTHERS,
BANKERS,
BALTIMORE, MD.

August 11, 1914.

Dear Gertrude:

We received your cablegram last week in reference to
forwarding you $200 and there was no possible way
to get the exchange except by cable through the
Government, and after some little correspondence
we are informed that they will deliver to you $200
against a check which we have given them, or as
much as they deem necessary for you to have.

If you have not received the money before receipt of
this letter, see the American Consul in regard to
same. It is impossible to send any money in the
regular channels.

I am enclosing you copy of letter written on July 30th
in reference to the check that was sent with it. I
do not know whether you have received same or not.

These are exciting times even when you are as far removed
as Baltimore. The news that we get is so meager and
unreliable that we have only a very slight idea of
what is happening.

How have you been, and how are all the rest of you? We are
all well, although the war has broken up my vacation.
It has been a long time since I have seen you. Have
you any idea of coming to America?

JULIAN S. STEIN
C. PREVOST BOYCE
HENRY C. EVANS
WILLIAM T. CHILDS
J. EDWARD JOHNSTON
WILLIAM W. MACKALL, JR.

STEIN BROS. & BOYCE

ESTABLISHED 1853

6 S. CALVERT STREET

BALTIMORE

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April 13

1927.

Miss Gertrude Stein,
27 Rue de Fleurus,
Paris, France.

Dear Gertrude:

It was a pleasure to get your letter
and to see that not only are you a great authoress, but
also that you intend to manage your own temporal affairs
and handle your own money.

The question of making you richer is a
very dubious one in the present state of the universe.
The risk is not commensurate with the probabilities of
profit; therefore I am not taking any chance in leaving
your affairs that we have here in the very satisfactory
shape they are in and keeping a large cash balance. If
there comes a time when securities look like any idiot
can tell they are cheap, we will invest the money and
get rich that way. In the meantime we live on liver
and our thoughts.

I missed extremely not having been over
and not having had the pleasure of seeing you this year.
Rose Ellen is talking about coming over next February
again and taking an apartment in Paris, and as usual, I
guess when she starts something, I will go along. Of
course, I don't understand anything but this work, and
they keep me right at it.

Remember me to Mrs. Taklas and with kind-
est regards to yourself, I am,

JSS-PSM

P.S.-

Enc.

Enclosed you will find the state-
ment which you asked for.

J.S.S.

October 30, 1914.

Miss Gertrude Stein,
c/o Mr. Michael D. Stein,
Grand Hotel,
Agay, Var, France.

Dear Madam:-

As per your instructions we have this day remitted to

Robersons, Decorators & Contractors,
85 Knightsbridge,
London, S. W.

seventy-five pounds and eighteen shillings for your
account.

We have charged your account here with $372.86.

H/LB.