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1863.

Columbus O. March 21st, 1863.

Dear Mr. Lapham,--

I read your kind letter just received, with deep and sincere regret and offer you in this great affliction my true affectionate sympathy. The memory of your late wife will certainly be preserved by all who have been acquainted with her and her goodness of heart together with her acts of charity and benevolence are seeds left in this world to bear branches, flowers and fruit for a better one. May God bless you and your whole family and help you to carry a load of grief which is not imposed to crush you but on the contrary to draw you all to a better abode than that of this world. I was scarcely acquainted with your lady.*** But I was at once struck with the kind and benevolent expression of her figure and read from it the evident characters of a true Christian love. You could not but live happy with such a wife.

I am sorry that my small package was sent in such unfavorable circumstances. Do not trouble you in any way about it.***

Your old friend,

Leo Lesquereau

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Milwaukee March 24, 1863.

Dear Brother,--

I have yours of the 2nd.*** My position on the committee of botany in the Academy will amount to little unless they can send me a season pass over the railroad:***

I hear that you are to have a great telescope,--having purchased Clarke's 18 1/2 in. object glass. This looks well.

Yours truly,

I.A. Lapham.

Col. Sam'l Stone.

1050

275
-1220-

1863.

Columbus O. March 21st, 1863.

Dear Mr. Lapham,--

I read your kind letter just received, with deep and sincere regret and offer you in this great affliction my true affectionate sympathy. The memory of your late wife will certainly be preserved by all who have been acquainted with her and her goodness of heart together with her acts of charity and benevolence are seeds left in this world to bear branches, flowers and fruit for a better one. May God bless you and your whole family and help you to carry a load of grief which is not imposed to crush you but on the contrary to draw you all to a better abode than that of this world. I was scarcely acquainted with your lady.*** But I was at once struck with the kind and benevolent expression of her figure and read from it the evident characters of a true Christian love. You could not but live happy with such a wife.

I am sorry that my small package was sent in such unfavorable circumstances. Do not trouble you in any way about it.***

Your old friend,

Leo Lesquereau

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Milwaukee March 24, 1863.

Dear Brother,--

I have yours of the 2nd.*** My position on the committee of botany in the Academy will amount to little unless they can send me a season pass over the railroad:***

I hear that you are to have a great telescope,--having purchased Clarke's 18 1/2 in. object glass. This looks well.

Yours truly,

I.A. Lapham.

Col. Sam'l Stone.