pish. In return send him a copy of Miller catalogue and other reports. Also some Mississippi river unios and Amodontas. To the Hamilton Association send in exchange for the reptitiles or have some Cetacean fishes and some Tertiary fishes. Sep. 19 Packed three boxes and shipped by Grand Trunk R.R. One box is nearly filled with reptilites. Could get no train for Shedford until to-morrow morning at 9.15 or had to wait since it is raining. Sent too old paper to Shedford purchase of the Hamilton Herald. Note to Spencer that the museum would not purchase his collection of Hamilton reptitiles.