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manly fine in character self reliant. We must wait a while for the highest finest culture - when I am in the South when I
think of parts of the West I saw, it seems a quite herculean task to bring our whole country out of the barbaric - Mr Emerson
is well this winter he is getting old now I fancy will not go beyond his earlier efforts in what he does, but he in margin:
Remember us to Mr Mrs Leidy when you see them. Yours very truly S. T. Forbes I found Prof illegible had specimens of the flowers
you gave me 1872 My dear Mr Muir I have only just received your note its contents, thank you very much. the bulbs
seeds are at Mr Forbes's office I have ordered them sent to my gardener to take care of until the ground thaws - at present
it is covered with snow ice frozen so that it rather looks like the beginning in margin: is always kind gentle - his daughter
my illegible wife is in Europe with my son their four children Three are boys I hope will show