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Original in the Nebraska State Historical
Society, Robert Furnas Collection

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA,
LINCOLN.

THE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.
Office of Dean, Dec 21 1885.

My dear Gov Furnas

The matter I spoke of
might be put in about this
way.

Propose that the Board of
Agriculture appoint (as is the
custom in many states) a "botanist
to the Society" whose duty it
shall be—

1st to begin the lawful collection of
data for a Manual of the Grasses
and Forage plants of Nebraska,

2. The official answering of all queries
respecting plants, which may be
referred to it by the society.

The only remuneration to be that of
postage and stationary.

I should regard the first as the