Transcribe Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1862-03)

(2) Which I possess two Duplicates - one of about 2 lbs. and another of 7 or 8 oz - I should prefer to exchange one of them for another stone not in our collections - but if you ?prefer to buy one of them you can have the smaller for $10 - and or larger for $35 - which I believe is about 1/4th of the price charged by Mr Sarmann & D Krantz - I shall use the money in obtaining new Sections of the Texas stone Iron of which we now have no duplicates -

       The great ? from Cautal will be very accept

able - and if Prof Dacca has now no Lava such as you want he will not fail to get you some from his at-