Letter: Edward Stabler Jr. to Edward Stabler, March 3, 1880

E. STABLER, Jr., & CO. Shippers and General Dealers in Coal "Sun Building," No. 3 South St.,

Baltimore, 3 Mon 2th 1880

Dear Father,

Nelson H. Bell wishes to borrow for the use of R. Hall McCormick, son of Leander McCormick, who is a brother of Cyrus H. — and the active man in the present Reaper Manufq. establisment Thy pamphlet giving the history of reaping and mowing machines in this country, &c. -

His object is to write a history of the Reaping & mowing machines and wishes the correct data from its earliest history so that he may do justice to Obed Hussey. McCormick has heard of the book and refered Bell to Sands and Sands sent him to me.

Bell was formerly from Frostbury. Thee may know him. —

All well. Thy affect' son E. Stabler Jr.