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London Purple.
Trade Mark.
Hemingway's "London Purple" Company, Limited,
No. 90 Water Street,
New York, June 8th 1881

London, England,
60 Mark Lane.

P. O. Address,
Box 990.

My dear Prof. Bessey

Twice I have been on the [eve?] of paying
you a visit & been prevented once last year
& again a few days ago. I am now leaving
for England on the 22nd so shall not be able
to reach you this year which is indeed a great
disappointment — as I have looked forward to a
long & pleasant chat with you to tell you all
my successes & failures & to receive the same
from you – & to renew my [?] with your
dear boys who are rapidly becoming men. —

Is there any chance of you coming over to
England & bringing Mrs. Bessey? It shall cost
you nothing in London for land – we have
room in our house & my wife will do
every thing she can to make you comfortable
& here in New York we can [?] for