Charles Bessey, Letters, 1885-1887

The University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Department of Botany, 1885.

highly as a scholar in more than one department, and a Christian gentleman. His reputation as an educator is acknowledged not only throughout his own state but in others as well, and the success of the school of which he is now the principal is evidence of the solid foundation upon which his reputation rests. Any honor you may confer upon him will honor your institution as well.

Very respectfully Charles E. Bessey Ph. D. Professor of Botany in Univ. of Nebraska.

CA 1886

Cambridge Jan 14

My dear Professor,

I have wanted to write you a [line?] of thanks for your very kind notice of my book, in the Am. Naturalist. There are very few whose good opinion in such matters I value more than yours. I earnestly hope that the work may serve as a reference book in places where your own is used in the class-room as the students' handbook.

Yours ever faithfully G. L. Goodale

Prof C E Bessey Lincoln Nebraska

CA 1886

Private

Cambridge 21 May

Dear Professor

My Physiol. Botany goes at an early date to a 2d edn., and I want to incorporate therein suggestions from various sources. Acting your hints, I shall rewrite the paragraph relative to [assure?][?] proper and make two other changes based on your friendly criticism. May I venture to ask you for any further suggestions by which its utility as a reference book can be increased?

Thanks for the occasional oversheets from the Naturalist which I read with pleasure.

Yours very faithfully G. L. Goodale

CA 1886

Botanic Garden of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. A.

June 3d.

Dear Professor

Many thanks for your kindness in sending the notes. By the revised edition you will see that I have acted on some of your suggestions.

Again many thanks, Yours very Truly G. L. Goodale

Detroit Jan'y 19/86

Friend Bessey:

You may be somewhat surprised at a letter from me after these long years. I sometimes think it a good thing that even business matters bring old friends together else we might entirely forget.

I enclose a circular to which I ask your special ttention with a view to the introduction of the book into you institution. You can see how I have thought it might find favor with you.

Will you kindly confer with some of your teacher[s?] and let me know if I shall send a copy of the work for examination. I should like to secure some of your students to see the book during their vacation.

If the book meets with your approval and there be no objection I shall try to visit your place before the close of your term, I suppose that will be in June. I trust the matter may be favorably received by the faculties of the University.

My family are all very well, you perhaps know that it consists of [Mr Fish?] and [Jennie?] beside my wife and three children. We all live vefy happily together at PawPaw, a village about the size of South Haven and some 30 miles from it in the same country.