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knew where to get to President Welch.
Possibly he may have preferred
the paper, although
there was nothing in it to
merit such attention.

[I?] hear of you from time
to time, and you may be [?]
with great pleasure, rejoicing
in your successes. I
suppose you have our graduate
Georgeson with you. He came to
us when but a year from [?].

We enjoyed having professors
Knapp and Pudd with us very
much.

I remain Truly Yours
J. C. Abbot

D. C. E. Bessey
Iowa Agl. College