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"Volume  V,"  but  on  inspection  proves  to 
contain  Volume  VI  as  well.  When  I  listed 
the  volumes,  I  was  in  haste,  and  did  not 
sufficiently  examine  the  interiors,  I  am 
sorry  to  have  raised  this  false  alarm. 
Some  of  the  books  I  have  examined  con¬ 
tain  miscellaneous  issues  for  various  years 
which  has  made  the  process  of  checking  up 
a  bit  confusing.  For  example,  one  book  has 
parts  of  Volumes  I,  VIII,  IX,  and  X.  But 
I  have  gone  into  the  matter  thoroughly  and 
have  made  a  list  that  shows  me  now  exactly 
where  we  stand.  I  can  therefore  let  you 
know  exactly  where  we  run  short. 
It  was  very  generous  of  you  to  take  the 
trouble  to  write  out  a  detailed  list  of 
the  issues  you  have  on  hand.  As  I  find, 
however,  that  we  have  complete  files  of 
all  numbers  of  "The  Vindex"  through  June, 
1887,  I  do  not  feel  that  we  ought  to  ask 
you  to  give  up  any  of  the  issues  you 
mention . 
On  the  other  hand,  I  have  a  plan  which 
I  should  like  to  carry  out  if  it  meets  with 
Dr,  Thayer's  approval,  on  his  return  from 
Europe  next  week.  I  should  not  have  time 
to  carry  out  the  plan  until  next  fall,  but 
then  I  should  like  to  have  our  binders 
separate  the  miscellaneous  issues  that  are 
now  combined  in  books  including  several  vol 
umes,  and  rebind  them  in  separate  volumes 
representing  the  actual  volume  numbers  of 
"The  Vindex,"  so  that  Volume  I  will  be  by 
itself.  Volume  II  by  itself,  and  so  on. 
