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Cleveland Nov 23d/58
Dr R. Kennicott
My Dear Sir,
Our school is never in full operation - I am kept busy by lecturing twice each day for the present.
I recd a note from Wm Sharswood of Philadelphia - saying that he is engaged in writing a Bibliography of Amer. Entymology. I requesting information - Do you know any thing of any such person being engaged in that pursuit? -
Mr Wade will be in Washington with Mrs Wade & family on the 1d of DEC. Soon after which I hope to receive from him - Bairds work on Birds & Quadrupeds -
In our class are several graduates from Williamstown
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College who are ornithologist, taxaderm &c - One of them has been on a tain to Florida. -
In the harbor of New Buffalo I saw some fine & large specimens of Symren Jugularis - Do you meet with it in Illinois? Did you obtain the Symrea Megadon during your Northern trips? - It is a native in the head waters of the Mahoning river in Stark Co Ohio -
I have just recd in fine order a beautiful Echino. Cactus from Dr Newberry - It is intrinsiccally valuable - but still more prized as it is an evidence that all of my old friends have not forgotten me. A similar evidence I have also just recd in the shape of a large padckage of Books & phamphlets -
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from F. B. Hough a former student now in the archeives at Albany. I am preparing for a large Bee operation - next season. If it meets my anticipations it will result in establishing a Chain of Apiaries at several points, between Laporte Ind & Cleveland.
- No news -
Let us hear how you [are?] getting along & all the [illegible] gossip of the day. Sleighing to day - though not Extremly cold. The Blk Hawks are numerus [here?] at this time. -
Very truly yrs J. P. Kirtland