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Chenango, Dec,, 2nd/,,58 Friend Kennicott Dear Sir I send you a draft for $30, which you will please [illegible] to Mr. [illegible]. I am sorry that I cannot send you more but, at the present time it is all that I can possibly pay - but hope that you will not have to wait long for the balance - the times have been so dull - that I have failed make collections as I had expected - hope you will excuse me for the present
In a [illegbile] to you I have made a change in my nursery arrangements - I have formed a partnership with Jas,, Stewart We have purchased the New Castle Nurseries - of which I was formerly
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a partner We will now carry on the nursery & fruit business under the style of Harbison & Stewart both here and at Centralia Ill,, We are making arrangements to extend our nurseries extensively at both places this coming season if we have no bad luck
Mr. Dack of Janesville Wisconsin [illegbile] us with a speciman of his seedling [illegible] they a fair stock about as good as the seedlings I got of you last spring
The weather has been cold for the last 3 weeks with [illegible] snow,
I will start to Centralia Ill the first of next week - You will please address me at (Box No 136) Centralia, Ill,,
Yours Truly A. Harbison