30 September 1891

Paris

A postal card from Antonio Luna informing Rizal that he has received the P50 prize from del Pilar – Acknowledge receipt of complimentary copies of Rizal’s works – Sends paintings, image of the Virgin of Lourdes, fans, and photographs to Manila through Rizal.

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Paris

30 September 1891

Juan Luna

Mr. Jose Rizal

Dear Rizal,

At this moment I receive a postal card of Antonio for you, which I am not forwarding to you, not knowing if you are still there. It says:

Dear Rizal: Through the kindness of Marcelo [del Pilar] I received day before yesterday a draft in my name for the value of 50 pesos. It is the prize they have given me, accompanied with a letter. I endorsed the draft to Marcelo so that he may send it to you. I do not know if he will do it immediately.

You may, therefore, telegraph him so that he may send it to you wherever you are for you will need it for your trip.

Happy trip and an embrace from

Antonio

Madrid, 28 Sept. ‘91

I have telegraphed Ventura asking him if you are in Paris.

I have just received the books for Doña Juliana and Tula and the three you are sending me for which I give you a million thanks. Doña Juliana asks me to thank you affectionately. I will give the book to Tula when she comes back from Berck, which will be in two or three days. Tell me when you are going to sail. I am going to bother you by sending through you a little thing for my family in Manila.

Regards from the Family, kisses from the children, and an embrace from your affectionate friend,

Luna

[Luna’s instruction to Rizal concerning the objects for Manila]

Enclosed is the invoice of the fans for the customs. Collect the customs duties and other expenses from Mrs. Trinidad de Zobel.

Invoice of the paintings that you are taking along and those that you will get from Urbano’s house. These prices are for the braggarts and the reduced prices are for the genuine amateurs.

Collect all the expenses for the image of the Virgin of Lourdes from Jose Luna. Value of the image is 12 duros. Freight paid until Marseille.

I beg you to collect all expenses, for this is a little business that we have with Trinindad Zobel and Jose Luna.

You get 10% of the sale of my paintings. If you do not get it, I will never again send through you anything for sale.

Give the photos to my brother Pepe.

If you are not going to Manila, you may forward the box of the Virgin to Pepe and the fans to Trinidad.

There is no hurry about any of these requests.

A million thanks.

Yours

Luna

Pay a visit to my old captain.[1] He is a true Filipino and he knows many Portuguese from Macao in Hong Kong. He was my captain in the Brig Rivadavia; the pilot J. Margques. And a second pilot.

They told me he is an agent of the Compania Tabacalera in Singapore and agent of their cigar factories.

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