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Orono Me. Aug. 14, 1880

Dear Prof.

I have [recd? / read?] a copy of your
botany from the publishers with a request
to send them my opinion of it.

As I suspect they might wish to make
use of it on circulars etc. I sent it to
them instead of you. Did I do right?
The book is a fine [doing?].

Yours truly
C. H. Fernald
Fernald