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                                                                                                                          Hartford, Conn.  Aug 28th 1884

Col. R.J Dodge

Dear Sir

Enclosed find statement of a/c A July 1st last, and a draft to your order for the sum of One hundred fifty-eight & 11/100 dollars ($158.11) in settlement of a/c as rendered. "Our Wild Indians" goes slow now-a-days, it has had its day. I doubt whether I shall ever reach the 40 thousand I hoped for. An occasional order is the only business I have on it now, and these grow more and more infrequent. I trust you will pardon the delay in making up your a/c this time. It is due to the fact that we have been excessively busy in pushing campaign books. First we brought out Duox's "Lives of Blauie & Logan"; and as we did not wish to be partial we afterwards brought out Darnaums' "Lives of Cleveland & Hendriats." We supply the books & the public may take its choice. I enclose circulars of both books. I received a letter from M. A Townsend a few days ago. He says he is post trader at Fort Sully, and he wanted 6 copies of "Indians" sent in. But he sent no money. I have sent the books, however, and I suppose he will pay for them. When his order came we had no books on hand, and we had no cuts printed either. Finally ventured to print an edn of 500 and had to wait