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Dear Birch
Although I expected, you would make up your mind, and take a trip to this place, I had not the pleasure, to see you yet.  Indeed if you knew, what a beautiful scenery surrounds this place, you would not hesitate ^to come.  To convince yourself more, ask Mr. Sansom or Mr. Rash.  Both were here, a few weeks ago, and expressed several times, that this would be one of the finest [[strikethrough]][[?]] [[/strikethough]] countries for you, to study from. I am sure there are very few places in the United States, who offer so much variety at so little trouble to a landscape Painter for where ever you go, you find something worth to be sketch'd.  
   The expense, which is the only thing to deter you, cannot amount to a great summ, since boarding in the Hotel here, cost's only $3 a week, the first week cost's $3 1/2; and the benefit which you receive not only for your health, but for your art will repay you a hundred fold.
Now Mr. Birch do, come, and if possible with my friend Mr. Fleegel, since I intend to leave this place in a short time, for your sake I shall stay longer.  Should you, which I hope not, be not able to go, please to tell my friend, when the "Life Academic" begins.
I am with Esteem
Yours
J. Lewis Krimmel
P.S. Mr Rider sends [[illegible, page torn]] respects to you.
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