 (May 6th, 1861)
Nucleus box. When empty boxes are on hand, make as follows: 
nail a strip for small frames to rest on, on back
of hive or front, better. A is another strip board to make front
or back end of nucleus box. If you wish
to put cover over it, then A and the strip should be rabbeted
pieces. Side may push in like my [illegible] hives at Greenfield. In warm weather
no top or side will be wanting. Safe from sun or [illegible]. 
In Figure (3) four nuclei are accommodated. AB is 7/8 inches
thick. Figure 3 is for four nuclei, each to have
 (Figure 3) four comb, AB and CD are 7/8 inches thick
and have a rabbet as in hive No. 1 of my
book. 1, 2 are [illegible] Portico projecting above AB and CD against which top covers
come flush. AB & CD held by long brads or nails driven from outside, entrances at the
four corners or c and d are 3/8 inch holes bored (stopped with
[illegible] afterwards) and a small alighting board. This
will keep them from making mistakes. All
the pieces used will be of use for small nuclei
boxes. The small frames must fit up close against front and rear of hive and
have their play to the inside partitions. (Figure 4) AB [illegible]
7/8 inches, a 3/8 inch strip rises to make rabbets and to have
covers abut against CD each 1/4 inch [illegible] in the same way. If
needs to cover may have strips on [illegible] sides to form shallow
chamber, should each have a nail [illegible] handle to lift easy
size of small frames adjusted to size of hive, 18 1/8 - 1/4 = 17. 875 inches 1/2 of this
8. 9375 inches or nearly 9 inches. 6 frames at 1. 5 inches = 9 inches. Six then to each nucleus, or
if CD left out 12 to each nucleus. With A, B (Figure 5) to divide the
front portico and ventilator projection all the entrances may be at
front and rear in the corners and then we can stand in the sides to
examine and not interfere with flying bees, need not to alter the size of the small
frames I have used for nuclei. 



