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Academy of Natural Sciences - Pha. D'ebr. 2. 18/58

Dear Bob:

I just and returned from a visit to New York a few hours ago and found your last lettre on the desk! Your lists of the beetles are very welkcom to me - but - alas - I take for the present very little notice about them - because - I went strictly through my Carabides & Erasers[?] - and every thing I could spare - I put it away for your Collection properly named - [page torn] so doing you get not only new ones - but a great many specimens worth keeping to distribute them among our friends up north. Leconte went to New York also last monday - but has not returned yet. I regard to the your insects in Washington - send them on here [illegible] immediately - because - now I can enclose them in my studyes - after wards it would be of great troble. Give the box to Salomon - [word crossed out] he will do it for you - and me - he is a good fellow! - I must confess - I long very much for to see your unfortunates filures[?] again! My best respect to [illegible] Stimpsonians and Osten Sacker. Yours truley Henry Ulke

[page turned] Julius is always = Julius - like A = A and he sends with me the best respects to you and your family!