Rec. July 22 Cambridge July 12,1853 
Ans. July 29 
"Dear: Engelmann, . 
I received already two barrels of interesting fish 
from the Osage country from Stolley and as I can perceive 
from the first letter,that he is not well provided with money, 
and I am able just now to spare some, I would like to let him 
have $ 75.-, which I enclose without ' waiting for replies to 
my questions how a possible transmission of money could be 
accomplished with a minimum-risk of loss,..On the address of my 
enclosed letter are the names of people with whom he is aquain- 
ted, as he announced them to me. .May-be you can find out there 
how you can let him have those $ 75.- immediately and safely,s. 
until I get his reply.. 
Since. I wrote to you I progressed in the ordering of 
my collectiom The more I study them the more important be - 
come those from St. Louis brousht home specimens and I shall 
by and by report to you, what will be further of importance, 
with the request that you would by and by collect the indica- 
ted species for me. Your Polyodon ( the Paddlefish, E.D.)) 
establishes a new species ( genus ? E.D.) and unfortunately 
for me about 
I have only a couple of poor specimens. Obtaim] asdozen KRx 
me if you can get quite „....... specimen. The Missouri Sucker 
is probably a typus for a new genus, from which I possess al- 
ready another species from the Ohio. Of this I would like 
specially several specimen for anatomical research to decide 
about about differences of the genus.. 
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