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him one of the greatest benefactors
to the human race the world has seen
I can send you one of the titles I recd from him.

I have also a note from my [illegible]
Prof Owen, since the death of [illegible]
generally [admitted?] I believe to be the
greatest comparative anatomist living
I have also the autographs of [illegible]
& Sir R [illegible] chemists - [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] when Lord Stanley
Earl Spencer better known as "[illegible]
Lord [illegible]"- nothing [illegible] [illegible]
great or brilliant about him-

You must write at once
I am obliged to mail this letter here
instead of at Portage, the giving
way of a bridge over the [illegible]
creek prevents us from getting to
Portage except by a long round-about
way- I remain
Dear Sir
Respectfully Yours
John Townley

I sent you some plants of [illegible]
[illegible] last summer [illegible] - [illegible]
[illegible]. had never heard of this [illegible] [illegible]
J. T.