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Ellis to Bessey

[?] [N.?] [?]
Feb. 23, 1880

My Dear Sir

Your favor containing
check for $[7?]. for [Cent.?] III.
is safely [read?] for which
please accept my thanks.
It is also very gratifying
to me that you are
pleased with the work.
I mean to do the best I
can to get out a valuable
collection. I am glad
to hear that you will
probably be able to do
something at collecting
the [coming?] [Leader?]. You
spoke of a [jar?] of Puccimia
graminis – perhaps you
will be able to get that
for me another season