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CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
LINCOLN, NEBR., Sept. 26, 1890.
Mrs. E. G. Britton:
I must beg your pardon for not replying to your letter of September 13 earlier, but you know that in addition to my duties as professor here, I have also the executive duties to dis charge, being Acting Chancellor of the University. We are now open ing our year, and the many calls upon me have prevented my giving ear lier attention to your letter.
I am very glad to learn that you are bringing out a new manual of the Mosses. I am very sure that it will be a great improvement upon the old one (which was old before it was published- old fashioned, at least). I will be glad to render and aid that I may be able to. My study of the Mosses has not been as profound as I could wish, but I have a good collection, and a considerable library. I am much obliged to you for the little packet of specimens. I have been so bust that, wonderful as it may seem, I have not had time to open it and look it over. That I will do as soon as I can have a little time to myself. I will certainly be glad to co-operate in furnishing you with specimens from this wester region. I hope that you will not push the work too rapidly, for our State is so large that we have just begun to get an accurate knowledge of its flora.
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Original in the New York Botanical Garden Library, Bronx, New York
Mrs. E. G. B. -2.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
LINCOLN, NEBR.
I forward you with this a copy of my report, which has just appeared, in which is included Mr. Wevver's catalogue of the plants of this State. This was prepared in the University herbarium, and represents what we knew of the flora at the time the manuscript was completed.
With kindest regards to the Doctor, I am,
Very truly yours, Charles E. Bessey (signature)
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COLUMBIA COLLEGE HERBARIUM
NEW YORK. Sept. 29th. 1890
Dear Prof. Bessey,
Your favor after that is received. I am glad you approve of my meeting a [?] took of [?] - [?] [?] [?] [?] talked it [?] a little at [?] but [?] [?] considering at that time a [?] [?] Dr. [?] - [?] [?] [?] twice concluded would not be advisable. Especially [?] his place of [?] as far away and it takes [?] [?] to and [explains]? back and forth.
I send today a few duplicates of
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