Box 11, Folder 1: Correspondence Sept.-Dec. 1870

Vassar College.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept 24 1870

Hon I. A. Lapham

My dear Sir

I have the honor and pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your valuable geological map of Wisconsin. Be pleased to accept the thanks of the College, and particularly of my Department. I am very respectfully Your obedient servant James Orton Prof. Nat. Hist.

Del kongelige norske Videnskabers-Selskab i Throndhjem.

A Monsieur

I. A. Lapham.

Monsieur.

La Societe royale des sciences et des lettres de Throndhjem a eu l'honneur de recevoir:

* 1 Exfrl.de. Geological map of Wisconsin 1869.

dont nour vous prions de vouloir bien agreer nos sincieres remerciments.

Throndhjem 19th Septbr 1870.

S. Mosling

Secretaire de la Societe

Prepared before appointment as State Geological = from personal knowledge & study by I. A. Lapham

War Department,

Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce,

Washington D. C., October 1st 1870

Professor I. A. Lapham.

Milwaukee Wisconsin.

My dear Sir:

Allow me to express my appreciation, of your very courteous reply to a letter from this Office of date, September 20th 1870.

It will afford me much pleasure to lay before you our plans in detail, so soon as they are in practicable shape, and I hope to have the pleasure of full conference with yourself. It is in my view to have Milwaukee a Self Registering Station and indeed, I would extend self-registry to the full extent of my power.

Arrangements have been completed with the Telegraph Companies, which will give us larger facilities. I hope you will have reason

to be pleased, with the results of an undertaking in which you [illegible] so great an interest at its inception.

I am Sir,

Very Respectfully Your obed't servant.

[signature illegible]

[?] Brigadier General and Chief Signal Officer of the Army.

350a

Milwaukee Oct 4. 1870

Dr Sir

At the late meeting of our Academy it was made the July of the Secretary to present an outline of scientific investigations already made in Wisconsin and to indicate what new investigations are most deniable, authorizing him for that purpose to ask the aid of the members of the Academy. I beg therefore that you will favor me with such information and suggestions as you may find convenient. A communication was received from Mr. Charles [Derninger?] relative to his collection of birds which was referred to the