| 8Amherst , Mass
March 11 1879
Prof. C. E. Bessey
Ames la.
My Dear Sir: Thanks
for your kind letter.of the]
7th. Your name and some-
thing of your work have
been so long known to me, that
I feel acquainted with you
and doubt not that I shall
enjoy you society, and that
we shall [illegible] much
in our pursuits.
Oh the butchers and
bakers and text-book makers!
A brief examination of
Orton's, some time ago, im-
pressed me very favorably.
To the average student, who
must be kept in view it is
as well adapted, probably,
as any book.
| 8Amherst [illegible]
March 11 1879
Prof. C. E. Bessey
Ames la.
My [illegible] Thanks
for your kind letter. [illegible]
7th. Your name and some
thing of your work have
been so [illegible] known come that
I feel acquainted with you
and doubt [illegible] that I shall
[illegible] you society and that
we shall [illegible] made
in one [illegible].
Oh the butchers and
bakers and text-book makers!
A [illegible] examination of
Orton's some time ago [illegible]
pressed the very [illegible]
To the average student who
must be [illegible] in mind it is
as well and few probably
as any book.
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