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shall it be? But I am [?]
and feel that some of the board at
least feel very kindly towards you.

I want you to come to Minneapolis
and see the President and as many
of the board & faculty as you can
and keep quiet about it. I ask that
you come because I feel that the
President must see and talk with
whoever shall be called to the professorship.

Can you not come within
a few weeks to this state?
I do not know how your vacations
are arranged or whether
you can get off at any time you
choose. Professor Porter is to hold
a series of f[?] institutes in
the state — could you come & lecture
on Botany at an institution or two?