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Mineral Point, Wisconsin
December 5th 1861
John A. Kennicott Esq
Grove Nursery
Cook County Illinois.
Dear Sir,
Your advertisement in the "Prairie Farmer "[underlined] has attracted my at=
tention, and owning to it I now ad=
dress you. Being for the last year and a half engage in the sale of fruit trees, and likely to conti=
ue therein, and at present about making arrangement for my Winter's canvas I am deirous of knowing what enducement your Nursery (if any) holds out to agts.
If you think proper to address me upon this subject I will be happy to hear from you. For the present allow me to remain, Sir
Yours respectfully
J.A. Kennicott Esq} Frank J Rowe,
Cook Co. Ill. Mineral Point, Wis.