Charles Bessey, Letters, 1881

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New York, Oct. 25th, 1881

My Dear Prof. Bessey; This is the first time I have had the pleasure of sending you a check, small as it is, for a contribution to the American Agriculturis[t.] I hope it may not be the last. It of course, is for the article sent us and published in the November [?]. I think I told you before that the Field [?] or, if you please to limit it, [?] Agriculture, is at present open to you [?] field I think you will find ample oppor [?] write an occasional and of course valuable [?] Articles of about 1000 words satisfy, [?] we can have a larger number of subjects [?] each Number.

Yours Sincerely, Byron D. Halsted

Ark. Ind. Univ. Fayetteville, Ark. Jan. 13th 1881

Prof. C. E. Bessey My dear Sir:–

I send you an article, which if it should [?] you may first in the American Naturalist.

I don't see any use of applying now for the M. S. degree. I intend to continue my explorations in S. Ark. during vacation and it will be impossible for me to come [North?/south?] next season.

The information I would [?] by my work will be worth much more to me than the degree. I have no time to

do the technical work required as it takes so much of my time from the field, and get that little at the most.

The Botanical Dept. of the A. N. has improved a great deal under your supervision. I have promised to write for the Bot. Gazette, and the

[Tenn.?] Bot. Club B[?], also, has solicited correspondence. I will be very busy for some time with class work, as my Chem. Laboratory course occupies two terms.

With regards to all the I. A. C. friend I am very truly F. L. Harvey

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

London, England, 60 Mark Lane.

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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

your good st[?] accomodation at lowest possible rates & often get back the agents commision.

My wifes brother – Mr. Williams remains here in New York [?] [?] I am gone & he will be only to happy to look after any thing of the kind for you.

Give my kind regards to Mrs. Bessey [?] [?] in the best of health – & tell her how pleased we shall be to see you both if you can cross the ocean — you [?] I hope [we?] [?] [?] [?] can be I had the pleasure of looking over your book a few days ago at the Office of "Science" in this city so [?] it is published – the corn stalk you kindly sent me – I took to England & spent much time over it but in the [?] [?] [?] up – it lacked the elasticity of "cork" & so came [?] me.

[?] [?] with much [esteem?] Yours very faithfully Henry Hemingway —