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New Bedford Aug 25 1855 N Kendall Esq LaPort Inda Dear Sir I am in receipt of your valued favor of the 18th Inst, I read your remarks in relation to Staves. I give you the particular description required for this trinket, that I have, of one of our best coopers here he says he has been buying unclear Staves . c from & 85 unclear here, & that they should be of the following dimensions 45 to 48 in, long, from 5 t0 7 inches wide and 11/2 to 2 in, thick, I unclear them 1,in, on the unclear edge but it would be better to leave both the edges of one thickness, the price of freighting from Albany hill