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Original in Smithsonian Institution Archives; Records Unit 220; U.S. Nat'l Museum; Division of Plants, Records, 1870-1893

Answer to Bessey's letter of 24 April 1891
May 9,
Letterpress books

Prof. C.E.Bessey,
Lincoln, Nebraska.

My dear Sir:

I have consulted with Prof. Willetts about giving
some work to your student Mr Rydberg and we conclude that we can
give him some employment if it can be done satisfacorily as between
us and the University. I suppose that you are not especially
desirous of duplicate specimens, whereas we have use for many in
order to make distribution to Colleges, and we propose if it will
be satisfactory to pay Mr Rydberg at the rate of 900 dollars per
year for three months and take a part of the plants proportionate
to what we pay, with what you pay. We can issue his commission
as soon as he wants to start.

Respectfully,
George Vasey
Botanist.