This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
5 ^[[7089]] [[round ink stamp]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. DEC 31 1865 [[/round ink stamp]] "Lt Col" at first) - Col Bulkley thinks it desirable that I should if practicable get a commission on some Governors staff. A sort of complementary appointment [[strikethrough]]rank[[/strikethrough]] the Govs have the right to make udner the name of "Aids" - Though rather ashamed of the thing I believe Ill ask Mr J Y. Scammon to ask Gov Oglesby of Ill. to give me the rank of Maj or Lt Col on his staff - I shall work like the old Harry this winter in and order to feel free to pitch [[strikethrough]]into[[/strikethrough]] into the Natural History next spring - the Col says he will be very
Transcription Notes:
Transcriber errors:
- "udner" spelled "under" in original
- "in and order" was "in order" in original
- Not sure what "Harry" is a reference to so may be a different word