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for my collections. Did you [?] [?]
that you had, or could, or would spare a
letter by Sachs? I have several by
Am. [?], one by Engelmann, &
[to be?] soon to home and by [?]. I
believe my 2 collections will be the
largest inthe U. S. in the course of
3 or 4 years if I live. I hope your
[horticul?] will sometime be expand, [so?] [?]
even have a couple. There is a fine specimen
of your writing in each collection. I want
to know when & where you were born, educated, what
books & monographs you have written, &c, &c
to print with the letter that goes with
these matters.

I was glad to learn that you were so well
pleased with your new home. I hope it will be all
you possibly hope for. O! if I were [librarian] [permanently?] of such
an institution! I would give my library for
a good situation of that [land?]. I want that
kind of [?], [?] [?] [?] [?].
Kind regards to Mrs. Bessey, & say all the best things
in the world to the dear little boys. God bless them
ever & always!

Sincerely yrs.
[?] Aldrich