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Bloomington Neb Mch 25 1885.
Auditor State Neb Dear Sir.
Can you give me any information concerning the state publications – reports [do?] – of the Flora of the eastern and middle part of the state. Is there a report published and how can I procure a copy? If you can assist [sic.] me by [?]ing this to other officials I should be very grateful. I want a collection of the plants of the state.
Very truly yours E. S. [Hallitt?]
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Orange Judd Company • Publishers • 751 Broadway David W. Judd, President. Sam'l Burnham, Secretary.
American Agriculturist Founded in 1842 English or German Edition • $150 a Year • Single Copies 15 Cents Publishers & Importers of all Rural Books & Books Pertaining to Field Sports Illustrated Catalogues of Our Publications Sent on Application
New York Jany 3 1885.
My dear Bessey,
I am much obliged to you for the newspaper containing a report of the Board Meeting. I am thinking quite seriously of accepting the position but will wait until I learn the results of the Board meeting on Jany 13th. The new president is [?] to be appointed. They have not settled on any house for me and I am not inclined to go into the boarding hall – and the town is too far away for the daily trips, I should think.
I shall wish to know just where you left off with the
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classes; what text books etc.
I hope you are having everything satisfactory at Lincoln, and shall be pleased to have you "run over" and make me a visit, should I get to Ames. Your house they talk of giving to the new President. The salary is smaller than I supposed it would be, but only three of the oldest professors – Welch Knapp & Budd receive $1800.
With many thanks for all your kindness I am
Yours very truly Byron D. Halsted
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Iowa Agricultural College.
S. A. Knapp, President. C. E. Bessey, Vice President. E. W, Stanton, Secretary.
General Science Faculty, C. E. Bessey, Dean. School of Agriculture, S. A. Knapp, Dean. School of Engineering, A. Thomson[,] Dean[.] School of Veterinary Science, M. Stalker, Dean[.]
Department of Botany.
Ames, Iowa, March 3d 1885.
Dear Professor Bessey,
Your letter reached me yesterday. I will be on the lookout for anything that belongs to you. I have as yet not found the box you miss.
I will get the fireplace fixtures of Mr. Wright. Miss [Arthur?] and Prof Stanton both said that the registers were at Mr Wright's but I fail to find them and have ordered new ones. The screens we shall probably need later in the season. Professor Stanton says there is a pile of wood which you wish to sell. This I will take. It is now about [?] covered with snow. I think Professor Stanton told me your price is $39. I wish you to trust me for a few weeks as my [?] [??] [?] and the incomes.
I am quite anxious to know how