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about my burned bees They
were in much fine order and
just at the beginning of
the harvest time for me
at [illegible] in hand. There
are only eleven [illegible]
and of 290 and [illegible]
of them will [illegible] 9 [illegible]
The [illegible] was sufficient to
make the [illegible] into ways
even in the [illegible] of the few
that are a tall [illegible]
The only comfort that I
have in that the [illegible]
carried by [illegible] in
my [illegible] and in purely a
presidential matter 9 have
ordered more [illegible] from M
[illegible] and should be
the [illegible] I can to build up
again I hope you will
save what you can of material