The Portland 
Washington D.C. November lith 1902 
descr Mr Brewster 
Perdon me for troubling vou but among the pepes 
mv husband, the late Dr Jemes C. Merrill I find a list of some 
his valuable books and a suggestion that IT write to yo u and 
x thet vou will be kind enough to put a value on them as they 
must ell he sold. 
There seems to be no mekket in Washington and having no one to 
+ me Tam rather at lose as to what to a to sell to the hest 
j Nat. History ©6 volume s 
“* Baird, Brewer and Ridgway 5 vols on Amevricen birds bound 
4 
> Bulletin ornithological club and The Auk complete to ate ‘The 
former end first ten vols of the Auk hounf in half russia 
RendiresO,ology ~ vols 
Med? en@ Surge? History War of the Reb, 6 large vols in green. 
> 
Proceedings U.S.Natural “useum 
Ency. Britennica 24 vols 
Valpys Shekespesre 15 vols/ 
And meny pemphlets end books on Ornithology. Where wou ld 
these sell best. With meny apologies for trouhlinz you J am 
Verv truly be 
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