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C. E. Hudson
J. T. Connor.

C. E. Hudson & Co.,
Subscription Books,
17 West 5th Street,
Kansas City, Mo. Sept 17 1885

Prof. Bessey,
Lincoln, Neb.

Dear Sir,

We mail you specimen
pages of The Standard Natural
History, S. E. [Cassius?] & Co. Boston,
publishers, for whom we are
the western agents. Our Mr.
Connor when in Lincoln, recently
very much desired to see
you but was prevented by your
absence. He showed the work
to Prof McMillan who was
also desirous of having you
see it, and to whome we
refer you. We very much desire
to have your name
as a subscriber to the work