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                       <addrLine>MICHEAUX FILM CORPORATION<ref target="n.per00095"/></addrLine>
                       <addrLine>PRODUCERS &amp; DISTRIBUTORS OF</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>HIGH CLASS NEGRO PHOTOPLAYS</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>538 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>CHICAGO</addrLine>
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                       <addrLine>FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION BY JOSEPH P. LAMY</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>NEW YORK LONDON PARIS</addrLine>
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                        <addrLine>OSCAR MICHEAUX, PRES.</addrLine>
                        <addrLine>W. R. COWAN, VICE PRES.</addrLine>
                        <addrLine>S. E. MICHEAUX, SECY. &amp; TREAS</addrLine>
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                   <dateline><date when="1921-03-14">March 14th., 1921.</date></dateline>
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                       <addrLine>Mr. Charles W. Chesnutt,</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>1106 Williamson Bldg.,</addrLine>
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                   <salute>Dear Sir:</salute>
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                <p>In reply to your letter of March 12th., I wish to advise that I had to send the contract to the President of the Corporation, Mr. Oscar Micheaux<ref target="n.per00568"/> at New York for his approval before I could put my signature to the same<choice><sic>.</sic><corr>,</corr></choice> and also before I could forward the check. Upon receipt of the contract from Mr. <choice><sic>Michueax</sic><corr>Micheaux</corr></choice>, I assure you that same will go forward to you, also with the check enclosed.<ref target="n.his00067"/></p>

                <p>Trusting that this is satisfactory, believe us to be</p>

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