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[Verso]

Newcastle Ont
Canada
Mar. 2/87

R.E. Follett Esq
[Midhaven?] Conn

Sir
I am instructed
to learn where say 100,000
(more or less) Brook Trout
Eggs can be obtained
and at what figure
per [thousand?]. I noticed your
advertisement in The
“Angler” and “Forest & Stream”
and therefore write you
to obtain the above information.

Of course it must be
fully understood that
the Eggs are of a pure kind
& healthy condition for
Shipment – answer
me quickly as to terms
etc. as no time can now
be lost for Shipment.

I am sir
Yours very Truly
Sam Wilmot
Fish Culturist
Canada

[Recto]
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Newcastle Mar 3/87

Mr Wm Parker
Sandwich

Sir
I am in [rect?] of your
[?] letter in all of the [than?]
[?] distribution of White-
fish – I cannot agree with you that
all of the fry should be put in the
[river?] between [Sarnia?] and Lake
[Erie?] I am quite of the opinion if
[?] [?] are to be [?] on
[?] side of Lake Erie, the
greater proportion of [?] fry should
be planted along that shore, at
[?] [?] [?] [?] points -- Putting
them all in the Detroit River, has
[?] [tendency?] to [?] all the fry
[?] the [?] [without?] is from the
[?] [?] shore [?] the head of Lake
[?] [?] from the Extraordinary
increase in the catch on the American side
[?] [?] by the American fishermen
themselves, and [all?] lead one to believe
that, our fish from the Sandwich
hatchery, which has been more
[?] greatly the [crest?] [prize?] from the
American hatchery?] are benefittin
the South Shore fishermen more […]