Baum, A. 
1561, “22 Oct, 
TRANSLATION 
GERMAN IMPERIAL CONSULATE 
North-East corner of 4th Street and Washineton Avenue 
St. Louis, 22nd October 1881. 
Dear Dr., 
According to your yesterday's letter you seem to hold me guilty 
for the loss of the cacti. You seem to believe that the Gourier's bag 
leaves from here, however, that is not the case, since the courier's bag 
is being sent from the Consulate General in Mew York, We have to send all 
things destined for Germany/$$" express to New York first. I am at 
the Consulate here for three years now and during all this time nothing 
ever sent by express was lost. Therefore, I thought I chose the 
safest way to send the package to New York and from there with the 
courier's bag to Germany, 
' Thank you very much for your kind information about the Black Walnut 
tree, 
Sincerely yours, 
A, Baum 
VG 
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