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Philadelphia March 17^th 1857.

My dear Sir.

The package containing your named
beetles goes to Dr. Hoy today. There are four
boxes, & about 1500 specimens. For boxes pins
& labor, which took the evenings & mornings
for about a week, I paid Mr. Guex $10, which
you may remit by mail. but have the
letter registered, if you send a bank-note, to
avoid loss.

I hardly imagined you would require
15000 pins for your own use. but you can
dispose of them all to the University, & then
buy for yourself & friends as you require.
They will not last more than three years.
at least that is about my consumption,
and I have already all the common species.

How shall I send them when they arrive?
Their price will be $1.00 per 1000.

Ever sincerely yours
John L. LeConte

# There were quite a number of rare & new species
among your insects.