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  New York, Apr. 23. 88?

Dear J. Eddie,

  I have arranged a little book of reference for you with a list of the old debts in Wisconsin and Illinois.  On the last two pages you will find the amount that is owing in each place, with the number of the delinquents in each place. I have also taken from the mail book of 1876 some names of places in Wis. where the Cen. was taken so that time and the number of subscribers.  This may help you some in deciding what places to visit and what route to take.  The subs. in Illinois were more more scattered, only one or two in one place generally. We do not expect you can see all those who are owing, as in cases it may be too far out