RK-598

[printed letterhead] No. [written] 644 [printed] Smithsonian Institution, [circled, written] 63 [printed] Washington, D. C. [written] Oct 26 [printed] 18 [written] 58

Dear father

Yours of 23rd recd to day and one of earlier date last Sunday -

Hurrah for bugs & snakes I am quite O.K. – will get $100. per month and expenses all winter probably – and get sent to Mississippi to boot – My article in Pat Office Rep already printed brings $180. which I have just recd. and Ill get nearly as much more for the rest of the article in a month or two – In short money matters all right prospectively tho Ill be a little tight for some time to come – Tomorrow Ill send you draft on New York for $172. Of this want you to pay Emery $115. and

Morgan the furniture man $56.50. – Ill send $45. for you and Charlie as soon as I get the rest.

Mrs Baird in much better health than last winter never knew her full worth before or Prof Bairds either for that matter

Prospect good for fun

Love to all Bob