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The desk in the office was for business papers.
etc connected with his real estate work.
The chairs in both rooms were the plainest oak
chairs.

On the table No. 1 much of his meteorological work
was done and maps were made - It has now
been made over into a pedestal for a bust made
and given to us by John Marr in Munich.

On table no. 2 much of his fine drawing, for which he
was famous, was done.

I did not inherit my father's talent or I could have
sent you some thing better - I am sending boxes
of the pages of his drawings of grasses of the U.S. which is marked
"to be returned"-

[bottom left pencil sketch - Increase Lapham's Milwaukee home]

door to 2d story of the home
2d story. Lighted by a
skylight to save wall room
1 case containing the herbarium
& fossils
2 fossils, minerals, meteorites
3&4 cases of drawers, land & sea shells
5 minerals & Indian curios etc.
7 horizontal cases illustrating
geology of Wis - on case 3 was a case
of birds-

1st Story

Table 1 black walnut
table where much of
father's work was done

Table 2 Microscope
Table