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A. S. WELCH, C. E. BESSEY,
PRESIDENT PROFESSOR OF BOTANY.

Iowa Agricultural College.

Ames, Dec 29th 1879

Hon G. H. Wright
Sioux City, Iowa.

My dear Sir
The President has
suggested to me that I might have
the house formerly occupied by him.
I have told him that as the reduction
of my salary a yr. ago made it nec-
essary for me to give up my house
in town (not being able to pay for it), I
should be glad to have the house.
I want to say however, to each
member of the Board, that I make no
request for it: if the Board after
repairing the house wants a professor