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natural History of this region.
The Northwestern University if it
recieves the assistance and encouragement
due ^to its liberal efforts, will carry
on a series of investigations that should
interest every farmer and friend to
science and education in the country –

I trust that the some of the
citizens of southern Illinois will
take ^have enough desire to know something
of Gods creation about them to
assist the Northwestern University
in its present undertaking. Any Such
may be assured that the slightest any
contributions ^{of specimens} from them, no matter how
trifling, will be of assistance and
perhaps of much importance.

Any persons in southern Illinois kind
enough to make coll furnish ^collect specimens may
leave them at Cairo with Mr. Abbott
Station Agent I.C.R.R. Mr Geo Parr
I.C.R.R. or Dr Wood; at Jonesboro
with Drs Hacker or Brooke and
at Anna with Dr H McVean
Col L W Ashley or Judge Cochrane

With Respect
Yours Respectfully yours
Robert Kennicott