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Great Valley N.Y.
April 25th 1861

Friend Kennicott

We sent the Arborvitaes to [illegible] Wash some 3 days & since We should have sent them last week but we had a cold storm that prevented our diging. The Arborvitaes are stockly & well rooted & we think they will suit.
We were entirely sold out on Magnolias before your order was recd tho we tried to keep a few doz
We sent you the best quality of white peonies we have tho we have a plenty of better looking ones. These had been twice transfered & cant fail to live & grow [underlined] right [underlined] along [underlined]. Next fall if left in our grounds they would have averaged 1 to 2 feet high. We have a plenty of white peonies ^ that rise last spring that made even a larger growth last year. The trees have all been [illegible] [illegible] except the [illegible] Bush & Blacks & yellow [illegible].