page_0002

If you cannot visit us this fall you must
promise solemly to make us a long visit when
you return from Washington - Yes that is a capital
idea a wise thought of yours that you will attend
to those specimens for me. Yes Baird has a lot of
reptiles and fish which he promised me and I suppose
he has not sent them for want of time. Now I will
appoint you my legal agent to attend to
my interests at Washington. You hear that
won't it sounds large??

Mr Hoy and family
would be highly pleased to make you a visit
could they possibly do so - it is barely probable that
I and my brother may drive Kitty down to your place
when he comes - but dont calculate too much
on it -

I wrote a letter to Dr Andrews some ten
days ago and inclosed 51 cents in postage
stamps, for the purchase of two pieces of music for
Jenny, as I have not heard from from it I fear
he never received it, will you ask the Dr about
it and if he handed the order to some of the
music dealers &c. - Now if this music has