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Confidential

Minneapolis Minn.,
May 18 1880.

My Dear Sir,

We have been referred to you for an opinion
of the fitness of Prof M. H. Herrick
to be professor of [Accounting?]
in this institution. Will you oblige the
Board of Regents by saying whether the
gentleman is one whom you can recommend
accordingly[.]

With [?] [?] [?] you
[?] [?] Truly,
[?] [?] [Folwill?]

Professor Bessey
[Iowa?] [?]