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Boston Sept. 22nd

Robert Kennicott Esq

Dear Sir

Your esteemed favor
was received last week, when I was unusu-
ally pressed for time both by my business and
by the preparation necessary for the remov
al of my little family back to winter quar
ters. Your letter was accidentally mislaid
and I will now try to answer it from
recollection of its contents.

It was certainly a great omission on
my part to neglect to say how choice and
valuable would be the eggs of the Wilson's Ope
larope. I have never seen but a single
specimen and that by no means a good or
well authenticated one. Of course all you
can spare me would be most acceptable,
but in so doing you must not rob your-
self or those of your friends you wish to
oblige. If I can as well as not have
two good specimens I certainly shall take
great satisfaction in receiving them as
well as in placing them in my cabinet.

I have spoken to our mail-
man to change the addres of the Atlas