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That circular will be of use to
me in collecting soils. I pay some
attention to geology, and Henry is East
and will get to work upon that science
for me. He goes by Cincinnati
and to Washington, I gave him a
letter of introduction to Prof Baird
but had nothing to send by him.

I have two bats stuffed, also a woodchuck.
I but a very few insects collected.

I ordered Cuviers, Natural Hist of Animals,
(plain) and got his Animal Kingdom -
illustrated, mostly by wood cuts. $5.00.
There is a fine premium offored for
timber, but I have not tried to collecting
any yet and am quite busy, and do not
know wheather I will try for it or not.
I have no Ornithology as yet, but will
get Willsons, if that is best.

I do not know wheather I can be
at Chicago in the fall or not.