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                                                                                                                        Hartford, Conn.  Oct 24th 1882

Col R. I. Dodge

    Dear Sir:

Yours of the 15th is at hand. I am glad to know that the books went off so rapidly. I have mailed and the lot today as ordered and enclose bill. I trust they will reach you safely and promptly. Let the bill apply on a/c It was an oversight in not writing any name in the Half turkey copy sent with the last lot. I did not think anything about it at the time. If you wish for a good copy to keep for yourself let me send one from my new Edition in about four weeks. The paper will be better, and a new edn of Plates will be ready by that time. The latter are printed but it will be three or four weeks before they are dry enough to use. They are very handsome - the best yet. So when this new Ed is ready I will send you a handsome copy & put my fist on it. I therefore change 7 or the one sent the other day at $3 - the regular prise is #6 You can easily sell it with the others. I want to work off the present Edn before beginning on the (unclear) I have made a tremendous effort on the book. The enclosed advertisement is now running in about 1700 newspapers, and I have sent out circulars by the cart load. I get a good many responses from such a deal of advertising