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The little boys send their love.
Bruno wants to know if
you remember the trees that
you cut going over to Uncle
Alonzos?

All send their love -
Sister Alice

Friday

Cold & looks like more rain – possibly
snow. A letter from “ancient Simeon”
(Francis) says the work on balance of Ag’l
Transactions not yet commenced –
Do you hear any thing from your
Patent office paper? I should like
to know, before I write them asking
for proof sheets; as I intend to do,
soon –

Last mail I forwarded
you a letter from Harold Hinde, who
is getting up the literary part of Apple-
=tons Cyclopedia, proposing you for
the Natural History. I don’t believe that
their offer will pay you, under present
circumstances – though you might
do the Zoology, perhaps –

Old Father