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Monodon?

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[[image: Vermont crest with "Vermont Freedom and Unity" written on it]]
STATE OF VERMONT
OFFICE OF STATE GEOLOGIST
BURLINGTON, VT.
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June 23d. 1908. 

Dr.F.W. True,
Dear Sir: 

I herewith return the letters which you kindly allowed me to take. 

May I ask if you can from the photos of the periotic of the Halifax specimen tell me if I am right in calling it the left one and in the Vermont specimen the right? The question arises whether the Halifax whale, if as I believe it to be, is Monodon, is monoceros or another species? It seems most likely that it is the same as the living speceies Would it enable you to throw any light on this point if I sent the bone itself, periotic, of the Halifax whale to you for direct comparison. I cannot very well ask them to send all the bones, tho I think that they would be willing to do so if thereby the place of the specimen could be specifically settled. I do not wish to impose upon your already amply manifested willingness to assist in these matters, & hope that you will say no whenever you feel like it. 

Again thanking you cordially for your help

Yours truly
G.H. Perkins

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-16 15:38:25 Edited to fix typo of "this matters" --> "these matters" in second to last paragraph. Also removed the "^" characters, which were used here (and elsewhere) as insertion and/or annotation indicators. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-06-16 15:49:58