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Office of
The Microscope.
An Illustrated Monthly Journal Devoted
to Microscopical Science.

83 Lafayette Avenue.
Detroit, Mich., Oct 13th 1886

Prof C. E. Bessey.
Lincoln. Nb. –

Dr Sir:

Your name became somewhat
familiar to me through hearing
it mentioned by Miss Sarah Moore
of your city.

I have therefore taken the liberty
of writing you, – to ask if we may
not have one or more articles from
you for the Microscope during 1887? –
on microscopical botany.

We have among our contributors
such well known men as General
Cox of Cincinnati, – Prof. [Win?] Rogers
of Naterville, Prof. [Ivison?] Gage of
Cornell &c &c. In December we