Charles Bessey, Letters, 1891

Box 131 Crawford, Neb. March 2 /91

Dear Sir; Last fall some one told me you were desirous of securing specimens of flowers for analyzing. I think I could begin to send you some by the middle of April & keep it up till Oct. as we have very beautiful wild flowers all the summer & fall. I would like to know what you will pay & how you would like them prepared & if you wish any written description of the different kinds. I live in the Pine hills about 10 miles from Crawford & am teaching most of the time. Respectfully Mrs. J. S. Randall

JAMES W. QUEEN & CO. Philosophical & Chemical Apparatus, Chemicals, etc.

STANDARD ELECTRICAL TEST INSTRUMENTS. 924 CHESTNUT ST.

Philadelphia Nov 5th, 1891.

Address reply to department No 4

Prof. Chas. E. Bessey, Univ. of Nebraska.

Dear Sir:

We have given your favor of Oct. 28th due consideration and enclose herewith a cut of another balance which we think is probably best suited to your purpose. This with case will cost $85.50 net and without case $49.50; it is a much stronger balance than the one referred to in our letter and will stand a load of 5 kilos easily and will be sensitive under a load of 3 kilos to 10 m. g. as you specify. The balance referred to in our letter is of light construction and we do not think would be serviceable for any length of time. If this style should be furnished we would prefer strengthening the beam and hangers, etc which would cost probably $10 extra and it would then not stand a load of over 3 kilos. The balance we now recommend is very well made and we think it will give you great satisfaction. It is impossible to obtain a balance such as you want cheaply as one that will stand the load you desire and be as sensitive, requires just as careful workmanship as one of much less load and sensitive to a considerably higher degree. We can import balance for you which will do your work very well but they will be higher in price than the one re-

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ferred to. We can furnish this in probably one week after you order is placed.

The set of weights S.803 will cost $6.75. We have not the extra 2 kilo weight in stock but can probably procure this for you, at any rate we can add the iron weight of this size.

We hope to be favored with your order.

Yours truly, James W. Queen & Co., By [JSStokes]

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Monsieur,

Je tiens pour mon devoir, de vous avertir, que le Dr. Carl Fisch, mon ancien collaborateur et assistant à l'Institut botanique, a été condamné à 1 1/2 ans de prison pour des fraudes très-graves. Renvoyé de la maison de correction ce trompeur semble être sur le point d'émigrer.

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l'assurance de ma con sidération la plus distinguée.

Erlangen (Allemagne), 14. Janv. 1891.

Dr. Max Reess Professeur de botanique.

Dear Sir,

I deem it my duty, to warn you and other botanists of Dr. Carl Fisch, my former Assistant. For frauds of a very infamous kind punished by imprisonement of 1 1/2 years, and now dismissed from the house of correction, this swindly is said to be emigrating.

Yours truely Erlangen, Germany, 14. Jan. 1891

Dr. Max Reess Professor of botany.