Typescript letter signed from Albert Phillips to Leon Picard

Albert Phillips informs Leon Picard that Hills are collecting data with a view to writing the history of the Brodsky "Guarneri". He wonders if Mr. Picard has any particulars in the papers left by Mr. Brodsky. In the guarantee furnished by J.B. Vuillaume, they have noted that he sold the violin to a M. Jean Kousminski, a name they have failed to find in any of their reference books. They wonder if Mr. Picard can tell them if he was an amateur or an artist. Dated 8 Apr 1940.