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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, 1897, June 16
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, June 16
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 2 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, "I am beginning to feel quite anxious for a letter from home..."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-010b
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Transcription
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for persons claiming to be entomologists as we understand the word. I shall obtain some of these during my stay here.
I am exceedingly interested in the bird life of the country since there is scarcely a single species that is identical with those in North America. Of course we must overlook the English sparrow which is nearly as much of a nuissance here as at home. A great many of the birds too, are peculiarly interesting on account of habit or color. I hope to secure skins of all for the museum and of some small, highly colored ones for home. The native ostrich is quite a bird and a pair of them would make a splendid showing in the museum, as would also a condor, and several other birds like the flamingo, albatross, and a large very ungainly looking bird belonging near the herons.
I may start out in a few days, but not before I am quite well for a tour of northern Argentina and southern Bolivia near the mountains. Should I do this I will probably be away from here between two and three weeks. After returning, I may make a second trip going up to Paraguay and the adjoining portions of Brazil. This second trip would also require a similar length of time. After this, and as spring approaches I will work south and west of Buenos Aires. In this manner I will have most of my special traveling done before I need to do my experimental work. The railroads have been very liberal. So far I have annual passes over 8 different rods — one or two including sleeping car accomodations.
I would very much like to see all of you for a little while, but I am not so selfish about it that I would want you to be here and go through with all that I have.
Good bye,
Lawrence Bruner
P.S. I sent you on the 8th June, a draft for $600. Hope you will receive it O.K.
Save this for notes for me.
Continue to address my mail Care U.S. Minister or U.S. Legation.
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Rights
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