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Hall, C. W.

The University of Nebraska,
Lincoln.

Department of Botany.

May 18th 1885.

My dear Professor Hall.

I have been turning
over the matter contained
in your letter of the 23d
ult. and will say judging
from what you write The position
will be
one which I should feel like accepting.

While I can not be a candidate
in the usual sense (for
I am well situated here) Yet
I can say this much that
I am willing that my name