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Baltimore, and I will send one to you also. The Ii thographQjT 

 promised me to have 3 waps ready by the end of this month, but I 

 am afraid it will take longer»- That I receive only 200 copies 

 of the book for myself , you know already. I will not bring any of 

 this small number into commerce, but use them for distribution 

 among my friends. I also considered to have superfyunerary copies 

 printed for myself but the present printer demands a much tooex- 

 orbutant f price for this and. the bookshops make offers which are 

 too cheap for me to tzet involved. As far as money is ooncerned I 

 consider my publication therefor as a clear loss, and myself en- 

 riched only throuerh experience* In the context of the shipping of 

 the book, I advise you to teil me as soon as possible, how many 

 copies of the book and. the botanical excerpt you want to have 

 shipped from here, to ecive me the exact addresses, and to indicate 

 the best ways to expedite the copies goin^ to Germany ( most like- 

 ly by way of Bremen, to a comnercial firm there or S.o.s.) 

 Enclosed received the Irish Vaorim (? b.B.) from New York.- The 

 Instruments and the book I will bring back myself. 



About my relief-bill there has unf ortunately no report been 

 issued by the commi ttee, althou^h I found out, that one already is 

 in existence and that it is not unfavorable for me (More I do not 

 know as yet). The chai^man had promised me positively to present 

 the report yesterday, Priday ( when apparently these reports 

 are being nresente^, but a long debate about an older issue kept 

 all new ones out. If the report is favorable and passes the House 

 without debate, then I consider it a victory, because few issues 

 of this kind are presented/and the matter would be advanced fast 

 through the influence of a number of Senators. Just now I must have 

 Patience until next Friday. If the bill will pass the House in the 

 next fexv T weeks, I believe that I can draw the money I have Coming 



