Letter to Asa Fitch, 10 September 1856
Great Salt Lake City
Dr Fitch
Dear Sir
Accordig to your Requst I formed you a small
tin box of Insects which I send by Thomas Bullok Esqr. who is on his way
to Europe, the box contains one small specimn of Utah Montin spider
or Turantula, two specimns of an Insct that has been called here a scorpeion
but I thik it more resonbly a specy of creckit, the box contans severl ^There are sever^
specmis of Grass Hoppers I have tied 3 together which are the common
grasshopper that infest our Territoy & are doing us so much damge at
times. I have not got at present as great a variety of inscts to forwd
to you as I would like. I obtaned a vary large bat which I intended to
have forwaded to you but it was not rightly ^properly^ presrvd & speifed. we may have
an oppertunity of forwadeding a greater variety at some future time
Your Resptfully
W. Woodruff
Clean copied & sent per the hands
of T. Bullock Esq
Dr Asa Fitch
Salem Washington co
New York
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10 Septr. 1856
W. Woodruff
to
Sir W. J. Hooker
&
Dr. Asa Fitch
