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Bethlehem Pa
Oct 3, 84

Prof. C. E. Bessey

Merely a line
to say how well I was
pleased with the notice
you gave my Desmids
of the U.S. Had hoped to
see you at the convention
in Phila., but the two days
expected to spend there were
so fearfully hot & already a
sufferer from the heat, could
not leave home.

Have [made?]
[??] valueable [?]
this summer to the list of Desmids
– about 25 – of which Prof.
Butler collected some of the [?].
Thanks for the notice.

Truly & fraternally
Francis [Willis?]