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[[insertion]] Nov 14, 1929 [[/margin]]
Miss Niles telling me you are back. I hope you are feeling well. She said you had cleaned off your desk - this the day after you came - so you must be feeling pretty vigorous.
[[margin, vertical line]] Miss Bandeira told me that Dahlgren of Field Museum was at the Jardim about a month ago. He told them there to send any collections they had to the Field Museum, that there was no one working on tropical plants at the National Herbarium anymore! I exclaimed at that, that Mr. Killip and Leonard both were working on tropical plants and Dr. Maxon on the ferns. Dahlgren had said now Standley was at the Field there was no use to send anything to Nat Herb. I said all I could to correct that impression.

[[Marginal note in two different hands]] [[in pencil]] Mr. Maxon please note.  ASH [[/in pencil]] [in red]] Noted. Interesting if true!  WRM 12/6/29 [[/in red]] [[/Marginal note in two different hands]]

If I were at Casa Contenta I'd make a fire in the fire place. All I can do here is to put on woolen stockings, wool dress and jacket over it and shiver. Here is hoping for great things on Caparaó. With very best wishes,
Sincerely,
Agnes Chase.