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New York Central Hudson River Railroad Grand Central Depot. New York Feb, 27 1890
Dictated {??????????}
Charles E. Bessey My dear sir: I am in receipt of your very kinda invitation to deliver the oration at your commencement June 11th. I am so overwhelmed with business and my time for excersions in other fields is so mortgaged between now and July that it is impossible for me to assure any new engagement. It would be an unusual pleasure for me if I could secure the time to speak at the university of nebraska.
Yours very truly harry w. de{???}
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OFFICE OF
The Equitable Life Insurance Co.
OF IOWA
DES MOINES, IOWA, Aug. 9, 1890
Prof Char. E. Bessey, Lincoln, Neb.
DEAR SIR,
Your policy, No. 5641, stands suspended on the Company's books by reason of the non-payment of the annual premium due June 30, 1890 amounting to $32.86; but can be resorted according to the Company's rules printed on the back hereof. We enclose the regular Physicians certificate, and upon its return, properly executed, accompanied by a remittance covering the amount due, the policyt will be restored and the usual renewal receipt forward ed, provided the certificate is satisfactory and, if not, your re mittance will be returned to you promptly.
There is a dividend of $6.90 which you can use as fact paymnet of Premium
It is important that life insurance be kept in force at all times, so that in case of death, the full benefits will be realized.
Let us hear from you.
Yours truly, CYRUS KIRK, Secretary
By signature
(Over.)
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RULES FOR RESTORING LAPSED POLICIES. If premiums are not paid on or before the dates when due, policies will lapse, but can be restored by furnishing the Company satisfactoru evidence of insurable heath and paying the premium, with eight per cenr, interest from due. When premiums are in de fault not to exceed thirty days, a personal certificate of health will generally be satisfactory, but after thirty days the cerficate of a physican will be required, and expense of same to be paid by the in sured.
THESE RULES ARE IN THE INTEREST OF POLICY HOLDERS. AND MUST BE OBSERVED
Over.
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Original in Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; Carnegie-Mellon Uni., Pitts, PA Twentieth Century Botanists Collection
[1]
1890 Cambridge, Nov. 19.
Dear Prof. Bessey,
Dues the Nationalist [?] the annuals of Botany? [?] do you already takes [?] yourself? If not, wanted you like to exchange? [?] 20, I will exchange with you. I say "I" because the annuals has no [?] of exchange and I have asked to subscribe for two [?] [?] my now
The editors by [?] [?] for there own [?]
Which I shall ask for exchange.
Yours truly, N. [?]. [?]