7 Kirkland gt., Cambridge, Mass.-, 
May 28, 1910, 
Postmaster, 
Winchester, I. H., 
Dear Sir:— 
Would you be so kind as to place this letter in the hands of some one who may be 
willing to answer mv inciuiries ? 
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There has been a great deal of interest lately in some parts of New England as to.* 
the greatest size attained by certain kinds of frees, and in Rhode Island, especially, 
statements have been published, based on careful measurements of particular trees that 
were claimed to be the biggest known of their kind. In reply to such a claim concorniii|i 
the white pine, I mentioned the magnificent row of white pines bordering the Ashuslot 
giver in your town, and expressed some doubt whether Rhode Island could surpass them. 
Reliable figures were called for; so,for the credit of Winchester,! am writing to ask 
if some one will not take and send me careful measurements of the girth of sev oral of 
the largest of this row of pines, She girth of the trunk should be measured in feet 
and inches breast high from the ground. If a tape measure is not to be had, any stout 
cord that will not stretch will do and the measurement taken from the cord carefully 
with a two-foot rule. Of course cars should be taken to keep the tape or cord level 
all the way round the trunk, so that the measurement will be trae. 
Tendering my thanks in advance for the trouble involved, I am j 
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