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of course. Them 's the kind for me.* Anser by return 

 mail. Yours Resp'y, 



No. 18. 

 G. P. BuRNHAM, Esq. : 



I have got a Shanghae cock weighing 15| pounds, 

 and I want a few hens to match him. Can you supply 

 me ? My crower stands three feet four inches high, and 

 his middle toe measures 7^ inches in length. What do you 

 think of that ? I want six twelve-pound hens. Dr. Ben- 

 nett can supply me, I presume ; but I want ptire-hieA. 

 stock. I have no doubt my crower will weigh eighteen or 

 nineteen pounds, at two years old ; he is now only eight 

 months old ! Let me hear from you. 



Resp'y, . 



No. 19. 



Mr. Burnham: 



I always took you to be a man of honor, and I sup- 

 posed you knew (if anybody did) what a Cochin-China fowl 

 was, because you imported your stock. Now, those you 

 sent me, and for which I willingly paid^jou $40 for the 

 three, are feathered on the legs ; this shOT^Lwof be, of 

 course. How is this ? They are fine, but I am certain 

 they can be nothing but mere Shanghae fowls. Let . me 

 know about this, will you ? Tours, &c. 



4 * I informed this purchaser that I could send him a pair which, if they 

 " could n't eat off the tops " of his flour-barrels, I 'd warrant would eat 

 np the eontenU of one as quickly as he could desire ! 



