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Amherst , Mass
March 11, 1879

Prof. C. E. Bessey,
Ames la.
My Dear Sir: Thanks
for your kind letter of the
7th. Your name and some-
thing of your work have
been so long known to me, that
I feel acquainted with you,
and doubt not that I shall
enjoy your society, and that
we shall [illegible] much
in our pursuits.

Oh the butchers and
bakers and text-book makers!
A brief examination of
Orton's, some time ago, im-
pressed me very favorably.
To the average student, who
must be kept in view it is
as well adapted, probably,
as any book.