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you wished to know if I was married I am a widower have no family. I am a native of Pennsylvania am forty one years old. I would not wish to graft on shares I do not wish to go into the business myself.
I can take charge of a Nursery and I think can carry it on as an out door propagator and do anything in that line but do not wish to engage now. I will come and work for you a while and then we can see farther. If I can suit you all night if not I am ready to quit of course if I come and work for you and you have no foreman and would want me to take charge of the hands that did not understand the business. I would do so and make myself as useful as I can. Each variety of trees in your Nursery of course and labelled carefully. If I was there a few days to get the run(?) of your work. I think I could get along.
As to the job of grafting I spoke of to work as that exclusively would make no difference with me. If you had any other work to do at any time I would go at it. Now Sir what wages could you give me provided I would sent you