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Prairie City Ills Feby 28 1839

Mr J A Kennicott

Dear Sir

We have been perusing the different Nursery Catalogues in our possession to find where we can probably purchase a bill of fruits & Ornamentals to the best advantage, & have Concluded to buy of you provided ourterms of Payment will Suit you. We are very Considerably embaressed by past losses together with the inabelaty of customers to whome we have sold trees to pay us Consequently we Could not with any "degree of Justice to ourselves promise to pay Short of 6 mos & if a bill of over $100 be taken would ever want longer time on a part - If we had ay - assurence the future harvest would be[strikethrough] yield a good crop we could without doubt collect & pay at 6 mos with[strikethrough] but that is the best we could do" - If nessessary we will give you Security or refeference which

Can be relied upon We would not objet to paying the usual interest if required Upon recept of this Pleas write immedaty if Our terms does not suit that we may apply in time elswhere

Enclosd pleast find Bill of things wanted " Could you not Ship with tolerate certainty as freigh from your place?

Hoping to hear from you soon we remain

Yours Most Respectfully Griffin [S?] Cunningha

Prairie City McDonough Co Illinois

N B We have just thought that it might be a defecult matter to give you approved refferene or Security as we are not know by ay person in your region Consequently would say that one of the firm (David Griffin) owns a farm of 200 acres adjoinig Prairie City & to the

best of my knowledge is in no way encumbered he also has a gonar[strikethrough] Congress litle for the same in proof which Pleas write to the Proper officers at the Couty Seats of McDonoug & Warren Counties as his land is a part in each

J Cunningham

Fruits Number of each Quinces fair size - - - - 100 White Grape Currant Cuttings to play in nursery - 100 Cherry " do do do 100 Lauton Blackberry fair size (to Sell) - 2[strikethrough]20

Ornamentals Magnolias Suitable for planting in nursery (small) - 30 Tulip " " " " - 30 Silver Leaved Maple [Somery?] " " - 30 Ash Leaved " " " - 20 Larch " " " - 30 Horse Chestnut " " - 30 Mountain Ash Am[underlined] " " - 30 " " Eup " " - 30

Shrubs Altheas Including 3 or 4 best varis Suitable Size to Sell - 40 Double Flowering Almond " " " " - 30 Purple Fringe " " - 20 Enonymous in variety - 20 Lilac two or more varieties in cludry Persian White - 40

Shrubs No of Each Spirea 3 or 4 best varis - - - - - - - - 40 Upright Honeysucles 2 or 3 best varies - - 23 Honeysucles Climbers 3 of best varis - 40 Wistaria Chinese - - 6 Clematis American[strikethrough] White[strikethrough] virginca - - 6 Roses Best June under name as many varieites as can to [give?>] 100 Wistaria or Glycine American 6 Roses yellow 2 bst varieties 30 " Climbing including a good varity with a fair share Queen prairie 60 " White Madam Hardy } if you aprove of them if not others that are good 12 each Globe White } & they are not included in June roses An assortment of Herbacious Permials in variety 30 Bulbs of different kinds a variety of each 50 or 75

You See by the above that I have been rather indefinite as to particular varieties

My Experence in Ornamentals generally is rather limited consequently felt safer in leaving the selection to your better Judgment

[illegible] If any of the above varieties name are Tender Pleas Substitute Somethg like it in its stead as I want none but those reasonably hardy

If our terms suit you can fill this bill as above directed

Griffin & Cunningham