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whatever, he being an
ingenious, willing and
strong-bodied man of
22 years. He drew and
engraved the [?]
experiment illustrations
in our last annual
report. His character
seems to be excellent,
and his proficiency good
in study, though I have
not had him in my classes.

I take this occasion
to ask if you have, or
anyone has, investigated
the crytogamous growth
ramifying your prairie
subsoil? - to the depth
of at least 8 or 10 feet
I found it, in part
shrivilled and black and