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Recovering from a cold and uses sage tea to help with his night sweat. Notes a local man sick with typhoid fever and general illness in the area.

Attempts to dissuade the recipient from destroying his herbarium and notes. Advises him to print labels for the mounted collection "to say that you are not answereable for the correctness of the name &c."

Asks after Gray's "draughtsman," Mr. Sprague, wishing him to produce drawings for his new edition of Trees and Shrubs.

Four partially printed documents for dental services rendered to the Sherwoods and a stay at the Philadelphia Orthopedic Hospital.

Offering to bring “Invalid Guests” from the hotel to his sanitarium to try a treatment of mountain air. Will meet small groups of guests at the hotel to transport them himself and provides travel instructions for any single guests. Also willing to furnish hunters seeking bear, deer, and turkeys. Written on letterhead for the Office of The Sanitarium with a printed paragraph advertising the “Home” in the mountains near the Guadalupe River. Highlights their focus on exercise, promising free ponies to ride and access to a gymnasium.

Anticipating Stebbing’s departure. Asks for a recommendation for someone to continue working with his son.

Includes receipt, remittance blank, and printed letter Partially filled out receipt on illustrated billhead includes an image of a Native American man holding a bundle of plants and pre-printed options to order half or full-sized bottles of Indian Blood Syrup. Remittance blank shows options to order full or half-sized bottles of Indian Blood Syrup. This form is intended for vendors of the syrup and includes the option to order informational pamphlets. Also includes a typed letter from Johnson, responding to agents' struggles with selling the syrup. He gives some encouragement, stating that "Many of my agents encounter the same obstacles you complain of, but eventnally [sic.] succeed by adopting the few hints we suggest in the circular." Includes reminders to send regular reports on sales.

Subscription list for donations for victims of yellow fever in the southern states.

Receipt for payments for seven treatments, signed by J. H. Thomas. Verso with printed advertisement for the "Pittsburgh Electro Medical Institute… Dr's L. C. Thomas & J. H. Thomas, Proprietors." "All Known Diseases Effectually Treated. Chronic or Long Standing Diseases and those incident to Females A Specialty. Electric or Galvanic Baths $1.00 Each, or Six for $5.00. Full Course of Instructions with Equipment $100."

Thanks for sending the publication Contributions from the E.M. Museum. Pleased with the information on Dinocerata.