July 16, 2021

Dear Nikola,

a) Thank you for sending me a copy of your letter to your parents about the items which you gave away in error.

b) I am sympathetic with your distress.

c) I believe that reasonable efforts by third parties such as your parents or myself to recover those items, even if the efforts are unsuccessful, will make you feel better. However, such efforts should not be made by yourself.

d) As a first step, you should prepare for each item that you gave away in error, a written list, as detailed and specific as you are able, identifying and describing the item, its estimated value, the identity of the person to whom you gave it, the date, time and place that you gave it away, any contact information concerning persons who might know about where the item is at this time, and any image of the item that might be available to you.  

e) When the information in d) above is available, one of your parents, myself, or someone else other than yourself might try to recover the item(s) by negotiating with the individual who presently has custody of it.  As I explained to you over the telephone, I consider myself substantially handicapped for this project, because I can't walk and because I can't hear. Subject to these limitations, I would do the best I could.

EJM