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 5 Berkeley Street 



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Hosterwitz b. Dresden August 29,1921. 

 Dear friend Professor Dr. Goodale, 



The mail of this morning brought 

 me your good letter of August I 2th. enclosing draft for 80000 Marks 

 (Eighty thousand Marks) . 1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of this 

 draft as advance payment for my new semi-annual work, glass models 

 of grasses, and their flowers in enlargement to be done by myself 

 for the Botanical Museum of Harvard University. I thank you very 

 sincerely. The signed receipt for Mr .Mason goes with the same mail 

 today. I am rejoiced to be enabled to start now for the construction 

 of these models, undertaken with all my experience by the many years 

 Botanical work. I shall establish in the Graminology in short time, 

 and I am sure I shall be able to give satisfaction by doing the best 

 possible in every point. Some days ago 1 received the package of dry 

 specimens kindly sent by Mr.Deane. They came in first rate condition 

 and will be of excellent use. You have beautiful indigenous species 

 in America. Besides 1 have secured some well- determined cosmopolitan 

 species here, so everything is prepared for starting work. I also 

 write today Mr. Deane. 1 am very much obliged to him. I shall later 

 report you on the progress of my work. As to the elder models,! shall 



leave it to your wish whether I ought to forward them separately. 

 Before long we will enjoy the genuine peace but it will take some 

 more while until the commercial intercourse is secured as before the 

 war. Your good letter of August 1st has also reached me. We had bean 

 so very sorry for you by learning you did not feel quite well, the 

 more we are rejoiced to hear now that your stay in the mountains 



