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T. [Theophilo] Ottoni Jan. 23. 10

Yours letters of the 1^st & 16^th of December we received last week. I am waiting until I hear definitely from Rio which I hope to do tomorrow before replying to them, so that I can tell you more surely what we shall do. I know A. M. Moss¹ very well. He was a member of the Lanc. & Cheshire Ent. Soc. for a year or two before I left home. I visited him at his diggings in Birkenhead & saw his collection & his paintings & spent a very pleasant time with him. Doesn’t he mention his precious acquaintance with me? I will explain about the Beetles in my next. I don’t know how it is I have always forgotten to do this hitherto. As no new ages have come I suppose you have stopped taking it.

It certainly is not worth 3 d.

Yours sincerely | Fred. Birch.² [signature]

I sh^d be very glad & thankful to you ^however if you will send me "Intensive Agriculture." published³ from the "Clarion" office price 3d It will be worth a score of N As [New Ages] to me, I think.