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Dr. W.H. Leonard

Minneapolis Jan 12 1873
Dr. I A Lapham arr. 15th

Dear Sir
I have
been engaged the past year at
what leisure I could spare in
preparing a list of the plants of
Minnesota for our Academy
of Natural Science the Flora of
this state has not been extensively
observed from list in the hands
of Prof [Minchell?] is the largest I
have seen. Our Academy would
like to publish in their forthcoming
bulletin as good a list as might
be possible I write to ask if I may
use from list of course giving
due credit In running over the
list I judge I have not observed
a half of what you have I shall