ALS from the Romanian composer and violinist to his tax adviser John H. Meyer, introducing a friend. March 27th 1950; 1 p., on Great Northern Hotel, West 57th Street, New York, letterhead, with an autograph memorandum to the letterhead side. In full: "Dear Mr Meyer, / please kindly recieve [sic] my friend Mr. Ovidiu Fenster for informations about my income tax and sailing permit, during my absence from New York.. / with best thanks, most cordially / Georges Enesco." The memorandum reads: "Mr. John H. Meyer / assistant: Mr. Tuck / Empire State Bldg. / 76–14 / teleph. Chickering 4.6024 / about income tax return and sailing permit. from May 1st to May 3d." Folds with small splits at the ends, show-through, a small stain. 9.5 x 6 inches; 24 x 15 cm.
Departing non-residents needed a tax clearance, the so-called sailing permit, before leaving the United States. The Great Northern Hotel stood across 57th Street from Carnegie Hall; in his last years Enescu, in exile from Communist Romania, spent long periods teaching and performing in America.
ALS from the Romanian composer and violinist to his tax adviser John H. Meyer, introducing a friend. March 27th 1950; 1 p., on Great Northern Hotel, West 57th Street, New York, letterhead, with an autograph memorandum to the letterhead side. In full: "Dear Mr Meyer, / please kindly recieve [sic] my friend Mr. Ovidiu Fenster for informations about my income tax and sailing permit, during my absence from New York.. / with best thanks, most cordially / Georges Enesco." The memorandum reads: "Mr. John H. Meyer / assistant: Mr. Tuck / Empire State Bldg. / 76–14 / teleph. Chickering 4.6024 / about income tax return and sailing permit. from May 1st to May 3d." Folds with small splits at the ends, show-through, a small stain. 9.5 x 6 inches; 24 x 15 cm.
Departing non-residents needed a tax clearance, the so-called sailing permit, before leaving the United States. The Great Northern Hotel stood across 57th Street from Carnegie Hall; in his last years Enescu, in exile from Communist Romania, spent long periods teaching and performing in America.