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Stamp State University of Iowa
Biological Laboratory
Iowa City, Dec 17th 1880

Dear Bessey;
[yours?] of it 15th, [inat-?], at hand. I am sorry to have felt it necessary to trouble you with my cabinet matter, The collection has cost me immensely in money and time and I am so situated that I cannot will keep it longer, I have a real affection for many of my [...?], A large number can not be suspicious, it is an opportunity for some college that will not recur again with in a great many years.

I received a copy of your Botany during vacation and was under the impression that I acknowledges its recupt as it time, I did not stay very long in one place, and no doubt omites what I certainty intended to do. We had left our rell for Fall term text books. with the book sellers before is