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Soldier, Idaho Sept 2, 91
Prof. Bessey: DearSir: - We arrived at this place Sept. 1. The prairie is about eighty miles long and 12-15 miles broad very level, water within six to eight feet from the surface. The mountains are not very high they are partly covered with pine on the north slopes. Soldier Mt. is about 11000 feet higher [?] [?] of the principal parts. There is a lake in the triangular valley between them. This valley is said to be a very wild place and hard to get at, but we are going to get there. Mr. Perkins, the man we are staying with here, is going to drive us up as far as he can with a wagon, then we are going horse back as far as we can, and walk the rest of the way. We will try to get back to Lincoln the fifteenth. Mr. [?] has lots of bugs and I have lots of plants to show for our trip so far. We hope to get very many this mountain [?]
[?] Woods
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Mullen Sept. 22nd 1891
Prof. Chas. E. Bessey Dear Sir I send you per Wells Fargo Exp. one Box samples of wild plums that grew on Middle Loup River I tried to get them from different localities as far as possible.
Hoping they will prove what you desire I remain Respectfully Yours F. S. Woods Mullen Hooker Co. Nebraska
Box 32
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Answer to Bessey's letter of 24 April 1891 May 9, Letterpress books
Prof. C.E.Bessey, Lincoln, Nebraska.
My dear Sir:
I have consulted with Prof. Willetts about giving some work to your student Mr Rydberg and we conclude that we can give him some employment if it can be done satisfacorily as between us and the University. I suppose that you are not especially desirous of duplicate specimens, whereas we have use for many in order to make distribution to Colleges, and we propose if it will be satisfactory to pay Mr Rydberg at the rate of 900 dollars per year for three months and take a part of the plants proportionate to what we pay, with what you pay. We can issue his commission as soon as he wants to start.
Respectfully, George Vasey Botanist.
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Answer to Bessey's letter of 14 May 1891 Letterpress books May 20,
Prof. C. E. Bessey,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
My dear Sir:
Your letter of the fourteenth inst. is at hand and is perfectly satisfictory. Prof. Wilietts is absent for this week but will return early next week and then Mr.Rydberg's commission will be issued to begin the twelvth of June. We will send him some vouchers on which he will make out his charge(or he will perhaps prepare that) and he will send them in once a month, or in/his case as only part of a month will occur in June, he can wait until the first of July and then send in the vouchers to cover both months. He can do as is most convonient to him. He must inform us where his check is to be sent. He will have to advance his own funds until he gets return for his vouchers. The routs you indicute appears to be a good one and I hope will furnish many good things.
Respectfully, Geo. Vasey Botanist.