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Washington Friday Jan 25th 1859

Dear Father.

Prof Henry will write a strong letter I think to Mr Bateman - I did[strikethrough] could not give him the "points" - ie. letter written by Prof Baird and Ime - till this morning so the letter will not go till to day sometime.

I concluded not to go to Douglas for a letter - He would at most only give you a mere non commit al letter of introduction and so d-n the thing by faint praise.

After all it is as Prof Baird says the direct talking over that must effect the thing.

I suppose youll hardly get this so no use writing at length

Capt J.D. Webster of Chicago must be in Springfield, and promised to help me get this bill through.

Part of my new snaiks are published in Mex.[?] Bound[?] ry Report. Im working like ten thousand to get ready an abstract of the whole monograph for Pacific R.R. Report - the entire thing cannot be publish ed - will get in many of the new species though - Cora Kirtlandii and some other Ill inois species are figured in Stevens Report

Son Bob