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Washington Nov 16/56

Dear Robert.

Yours of Nov. 10' Just receivd Glad to hear of the living mice &c. They will come in time to figure[ink smeared]

It wont do to confine yourself to rodents; but what you cant say of your own knowledge respecting animals of the Prairies generally, borrow from others or compile from Aud. & Bach. I will revise.

Yours truly SF Baird

Robt. Kennicott

See Sillimans Journal, vol. 46. 1844./.23.7. for interesting notes by Dr. Plummer of Richmond, Ind. on Sorex and Weasel.