Baum, A. 
1881, 20 Cct. 
St. Louis, Mo. TRANSLATION 
TMPERIAL GERMAN CONSULATE 
North-East corner of th Street and Washineton Avenue 
St. Lovis, 20th October 1881 
Dear Dr., 
I regret sincerely to have to inform you that the mountain cacti which you 
sent me beginning of September to be sent to Professor Eichler in Berlin were 
lost on the way from here to New York. As I already wrote you earlier, I had 
turned over the package on September 3rd to the American Express Co. for trans- 
portation to New York. It did not arrive there and all searches made by the 
Express Company have been in vain up to now. I stated that the value of the 
package was § 10.00. In order to have at least some satisfaction I requested 
the payment of $10.00 from the Express Company and hope to receive this amount 
in the near future. The company strongly refused to do this, but I insisted. 
As soon as I have received the money, I shall hurry to send it to you. 
I do not wish to fail to take this opportunity to convey my sincerest 
thanks for the valuable information vou gave concerning ? 
Sincerely yours, 
A, Baum 
P. S. May I at this time »lso ask to let me know whether local black walnut 
tree was also culBivated in Germany and in which soil, I do not know whether 
this tree is the German Wallnussbaum (walnut tree), Please return to me the 
enclosed newspaper clipping. I hope I don't imvose too much on you with my 
many questions. 
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