Field Notebook: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York
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"after seven. Spent until eleven with him looking at his collection and tally shop. He has quite a good lot of Chetmul just tusk and spines which drew see for $125. The collection consists of 7 species two of which are types by Eastman, 22 Chitonidus, 20 Sando. Rodus and 60 other tusk. Since most of the material is large and are are worked out the collection is not expensive. Will sell his entire collection for $3000. It has many splendid Chetmul species and specimens and museum etc cannot received in exchange. Outside of cermitide and fishes there is nothing else. The collection is valued much for high although no doubt it is worth it if time to make it alone or consider. He tells me that about Co spe ```</result> I need to output the transcription as a JSON object with a single key