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Chicago June 7th 1865

I A Lapham Esq
Milwaukee

Dear Sir

Your valued
favor of the 6th with enclosed [circular?]
[illegible] "[l. Adn?] reply will day." Our time
is so employed that we can give
no personal attention to getting specim-
ens for your department [at the?]
coming Fair in your city - which
we much regret. But I will enclose
you check for One Hundred Dollars
as our [illegible]. Our calls for the
Sanitary Fair here are [larger?]
and we feel it a pleasure to
do all we can in a good cause
both Home & abroad.

Yours Respectfully
H O Armour & Co