-
Title
-
Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, 1898, Jan. 16
-
Alternative Title
-
Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
-
Date
-
1898, Jan. 16
-
Creator
-
Lawrence Bruner
-
Description
-
Handwritten 2 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, "I have only just returned from Buenos Aires where I…"
-
Identifier
-
081210-1898-041
-
Transcription
-
Dear Marcia:-
I have only just returned from Buenos Aires where I have been for the past few days arranging for the illustrations and printing of my final report to the Comision Investigatora de la Langosta." In this I was quite successful, at least I believe that I was; but there is no telling just what may happen in this country to undue all that seems apparently finished. My drawings will be made by Mr. Fedrias Barmeister, the son of the most renowned of entomologists to written a very short time ago. Will have quite a large number of other illustrations that will be chiefly photograph. May also have a colored plate to show the color variations if the comission does not think it too expensive.
Your letter of November 21st has just reached me after almost two entire months on the way. Just where it has been lingering all this time I cannot say, but that it did not come right along I am sure. While in B. Aires I tried to leave something in reference to my Xmas package which you sent to long ago, but could learn nothing whatsoever about it. You shouldn't have sent it, then I wouldn't have been looking for something. I know too well the peculiarities of the people here to risk anything by trying to send a box home. Had you sent me the receipt from the express office in Lincoln I might be able to look it up, but without knowing even by which company you sent it there is no use to try to find it. By hunting around a half day while in Buenos Aires I found two letters from Mr. Huntrt, also a package of locusts. They were at the United States consul's office. One of the letters was written early in July, the other on Nov. 30. I expect that a whole stack of home mail will reach me in a day or two now, since a boat came in from Rio yesterday morning that had a great deal of mail both from North America and Europe. Of course this suspense about mail will not last so very much longer, for by the time this letter reaches you I may be on my way home or at least about ready to start. I have given up all idea of going via of South Africa or even via Europe. The Commission would like to have me remain 3 to 6 months longer, but I couldn't think of doing so since my leave of absence expires on April 1st, and I don't care to lose my U. of N. job by extending the leave without a proper consent from the Regents.
-
Is Version Of
-
081210-1898-041.jpg
