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disappointed if before the opening
of the year he is not a thing of
the past. His attack on Dr. Stalker
carefully [hushed?] was enough to
fix his fate in this state, we
have had no hesitation in making
mention of it, nor of any
thing else we know concerning
that enormous fraud. You must
watch this thing pretty closely.
Such awful work may be made
bh potatoes, or a kind of politics,
in our state institutions, but
this thing outstrips any thing
of the kind anywhere. yet I have
confidencei n the ultimate [?]
issue of affairs, and will hope
on. Thanks for the extra from
the Naturalist you send me; I
shjall enjoy any of your literary
and scientific adventures. My
wife joines mei n kindest regards
to yourself and wife and Illinois
and Mother.

Very fraternally
W. H. Wynn