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Woodville, Pr. Geo. Co.
Maryland, November 14th/68

John Kimball, Esq.

Dear Sir
The [[underlined]] carelessness [[/underlined]] of those in charge of the Mail caused them "to [[underlined]] overlook [[/underlined]]" the Envelope containing the Reports you kindly forwarded, thus delaying my receipt of them until this evening.

I crave your pardon for failing to acknowledge the receipt of the package of Books you sent me, but was waiting to receive some information from the Trustees concerning the purchase of those Maps. But finding their Treasury in a very [[underlined]] reduced [[/underlined]] state, and, in view of the many urgent demands

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