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Milwaukee, March 31, 1840.

Dear Sir--

I have received your very interesting pamphlet on the plants of Franklin county and it would afford me much pleasure to exchange with you any plants found here for those of your neighborhood which I have not already in my herbarium. *** I send a catalogue of our plants, which please return with some mark opposite those you want. I send also your pamphlet with a mark (o) opposite those for which I would be willing to send Milwaukee plans in exchange. This I wish you would also return to me.

Please remember me to your brother and all other friends,

Very truly yours,

I.A. Lapham.

Em. S. Sullivant, Esq.,

Columbus, O.

Milwaukee April 5, 1840.

Dear Father, Mother, Brothers and Sisters--

In looking over your last letters I find none of a later date than Nov. 10, 1839, almost half a year back. *** I do wish some of you would write oftener. *** We have living with us now a little Dutch boy who does all the chores and helps very much around the house. *** He is a Prussian and one of those who left his country on account of religious persecution.

The lots bought for William and Hannah have not been redeemed and the time for redemption has expired, they are therefore entitled to the lots; but the owners have procured an injunction from the court against issuing the deeds, so that there must be a