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refered{sic} to as an authority in Archeology in "Encyclopedia
Britannica", and this quiet unpretending man, has high
reputation among Scholars in England. He owns
the private collection I refered{sic} to, and his present
financial trouble is a sufficient caution to me,
were one needed, for he has been been digging in tombs
+ {carat and "th"? Unclear sign, perhaps "etc"?} all his life. He writes promising to send me two
vases taken by himself from excavating Troy "cleaned
or uncleaned" as I prefer. I choose{chose?} them with the
incrustation of lime of the centuries on them, and
will have the pleasure of seeing the figures come
out when I remove it, at home, with a light solution
of Muriatic Acid. The vases will be from the ruins
of the Greek Illium constructed under the orders of
Alexander the Great, and antedating the Greco-Roman
era. I have a well preserved vase from pre-historic
Troy, but no pottery of that period was ever painted
or ornamented. So much for that.

I have no idea of selling my part of my land,
so long as Mrs. Terrell lives, + will act as overseer.

{written in pencil perpendicular to the text along the upper left margin:}(Presented by A. W. Terrell to the University
of Texas. Lilla Watkins Rector)

referred to as an authority in archeology in "Encyclopedia
Britannica", and this quiet uninteresting man, has high
reputation away scholars in England. He [...]
the collection [...] to, and his [...]
[...] [...] is a sufficient edition to me,
here are needed, for he has been [...] [...]
and in all his life. He [...] [...] to lead me [...]
bases taken by himself [...] it [...] [...] "[...]
or [...]" and [...] I [...] [...] [...] the
[...] of [...] of the centuries [...] [...], and
[...] have the [...] come and when I [...] at home, with a life [...]
The [...] the from new [...]. the fresh [...].
I numiatic [...] were the name?
[..........] under the orders of
alexander the great, and antedating the great roman.
era- I have a [...] desemed bone from the [...]
Troy, but no

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