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Chapter XII
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1862.

Office of Silliman's Journal,

New Haven Jan'y 22, 1862.

Dear Sirs.

Your esteemed favor came duly to hand covering $5.00 for the renewal of your father's subscription to this journal.*

Doubtless before this time No. 97 has reached him and altho' it was rather late for a Christmas present, we hope it was not the less agreeable.

We have taken the liberty to send also Nos. 94, 95, 96 which will make his series good, these, we shall feel obliged if he will accept from us in token of a long and agreeable acquaintance by letters.

Yours respectfully,

Messrs. Henry & Seneca Lapham,

Silliman & Dana.

Milwaukee.

*Christmas present from his sons to I.A.L.

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Executive Department,

Madison, Feb. 12, 1862.

I.A. Lapham, Esq.,

Milwaukee--

Dear Sir--

***Allow me to suggest that in your article (On Wisconsin, for the American Encyclopedia) you devote a special paragraph to the remarkable water power afforded by the Fox river, between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay, a subject whose importance is scarcely realized, even by our own people.

In reference to the Geological report I will take pleasure in sending you a copy whenever any copies are placed in my