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Near noon -

I have enclosed your draft to Burch - Exchange on N.Y. is low now - and I shall not get over 1/2 or 3/4 of one per cent. premium for it -

I also send Emery ch'k for $115. and write Mor=gan, for his full name, I don't remember it.

No rain, to speak of, since morning; but still cloud, cloudy. All well, here and at the other houses. Do you get Emery's paper? If so tell me what you think of my critiques.

I can write them much easier that set, "articles" - about which 'tis often hard to set myself - and I fancy they will do good. Dont forget the Patent office volume. I am anxious to see it. But I don't expect your paper will be any better than

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than the last - And that is good, Bob, and no mistake about it. In writing on meadow mice, this morn=ing, I had occasion to consult it and was more than ever struck with the simplicy and force of your style.

The mice, nesting in it corn & buckwheat, in the nursery, an already girdling trees, - not only when there are weeds, but when the trees an tolerably clean

I am concerned about "Funuy" Fox. He has been off longer than ever before - I have taken several tramps in the grass hoping to come across him.

Write often my boy

Old Father

Home Wednesday Nov. 3d '58

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Dear Bob

Your letters of 26th and 27th Ult. came yester=day - the latter containing draft for $172 - which I will send to town, this mail, and appropriate as you di=rect. But you should not have parted with all your money - Morgan might have waited till you got another payment - We are in no great strait for mo=ney, at present, but may be, about January first, when Lawrence expects to want his $300 - and should the Evanston folk pay, I should like to borrow, till april or May -

At present, we are getting a little every few days - tho' I am in dread of another loss - that man Julius Crone don't answer my letters.

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We have 7 or 8 orders on hand now (besides Charlies) and it rains nearly all the time, so that not more than half a days work, if so much, can be done, in a day - at the best - and I shall not dare to ship trees much after next week. - No letters from Charlie - tho' we heard he was to be in Chicago this week. The Major has done his duty, as well as I could expect, for the last week - and if we could only get 10 fine days, we should make an impression on the orders, and stock, too.

I shall look to the election re-turns, and will "post" you; and write to such as I may know of our legistation; and if my health continues good I may be able to help the mother of a Zoological Survey -

Give my our kindest regards to Mrs Baird and the professor - and respects to Profr Henry -

Old father