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Brown University –
Providence, Nov ' 13, 1881

My Dear Professor,

I ought long ago to have
thanked you for the information you gave
me about the microscopes. I have, of my
own, a Chevalier and an Oberhauser inherited
from my father (the late Prof. J. W. Bailey of Ward
Print). Both are [very?] antiquated and much
out of repair. I do not exactly see my way to a
[new?] one at present but greatly need it. I doubt, too,
if I could make the college see that [fire?] or [oil?]
at least are [required?] up there. From two to three
hours a week is rather limited time any way
for investigations which need patient and repeated
observation. I greatly desire, hence, to strengthen
this side of my department.

It has always seemed to me that some
thing like Huxley and Martin, giving Laboratory
directions, would be very useful – some kind
of schedule plan like we have in Morphology
so that one print at a time is considered and
buried out of the way.

Many thanks for your kind notice
of my little book. I see that the Torrey Bulletin
also speaks well of it. I was glad to see
some suggestion about a [packet?] as usual.

Very truly yours
W. Whitman Bailey