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Ottawa Ills Sept 8. 1858 Dear Dr Kennicott Yesterday I gathered from [our] pear tree a half bushel of White [Dogmas] and have put up a few specimens for you, only a few for [share] may friends to divide wish. Please let me know where to direct them to you by express. [illegible] a fine [shin ]for graphs & of the [illegible] do not [strat them] with seud you some when they an ripe They evergreens have dim finely have not but in and I think my friends have not. I would like to set a hedge of Arbor Vitae about [three free] inside my fruit fend of my fruit trees will not interfere. the [illegible] an small & [muld] not [illegible] much at presents & I desire to let the hedge exactly in the line
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of the trees which stand about 20 fee apart. My stand this and would like to fell up as shown by