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Syracuse, N. Y., July 29th, 1869.
O. H. Kelley
Dear Sir :
I am this moment in receipt of your favor of the 26th, and hasten to reply, that I think your idea of Rustic letters�the initials of the officers�for emblems, a good one, and will add an idea of my own,�that they be placed within a rustic square representing a field. This die for the square may be got up to correspond with the letters, the whole to be struck off in the best of Albata silver, and plated with fine silver. The square and letters to have eyes, like a button, to sew on to the regalia ; the inside of the square to be green, representing the green field. The square and letters for Subordinate Granges to be silver; for State, gold (gilt). This will make a very beautiful and entirely different official emblem from any other Society.
The more I think of your idea, the better and more appropriate it looks to me.
Jos. Seymour.

Syracuse, N. Y., September 2nd, 1869
O. H. Kelley;
Dear Sir :
Your favor is at hand. We have sent the drawings to our die cutter and he will make an estimate of the cost of dies. Mr. Seymour, Sr., started for California last evening.
Jos. Seymour, Jr.

Syracuse, N. Y., December 8th, 1870.
O. H. Kelley
Dear Sir :
Your favor of November 28th received. We have our circulars struck off, with the notice of Patrons of Husbandry Jewels, and send you a few to distribute among the Granges. We called on the Syracuse Daily Journal, and handed your circular to one of the editors, and he said he would work it in. You had better send us a few more, for we can scatter them. The Granges do not send for jewels very lively yet. Stir them up; we have a quantity of sets on hand, and are out of a a good deal of money on these jewels, and want to get it back. Any papers with notices of the Order that you send, we will show to our editors here.
Jos. Seymour.

Syracuse, N. Y., May 5th, 1870.
O. H. Kelley, Esq. :
Dear Sir :
Your letter of the 28th of April is at hand this morning, and I hasten to answer it. Expected you to call upon us, and then I went East and to Washington, and called on Brother Grosh, purposely to consult on the business of getting up your Emblems. Brother G. said you had been quite sick, and he promised lie would write to you. I requested him to say to you that I was ready to go to work and get up the dies. Since my return, sickness in my family has kept me from my business four weeks. We are ready to take hold of these emblems at once. I also requested Brother G. to say that we will get up these dies; you to agree to take say one hundred sets, or that number in a given time. I have just consulted with our foreman as to the time and work upon them.
They will be very fine,and the most unique emblems in use. We have estimated them to you (for the eleven squares or fields, and three stars) at twelve dollars per set. After we make say one to three hundred sets, we will try and do better for you. These at this price will be cheaper than any fine emblems made. Your early reply to this,
and we will put the dies in hand.
Joseph Seymour & Son.

Itasca, Minn., May 16th, 1870
Joseph Seymour & Son:
Gents:
Your favor of 5th received, and the subject has been duly considered. We now, to secure uniformity in Regalia, etc., require all Granges to order the same through my office. They are sent by express, C. O. D. I suggest to you that you furnish me with say ten sets of emblems at a time, and as fast as they are paid for by the Granges ordering them, the money will be remitted to you. We aim to have all our business with the Subordinate Granges on a cash system, and have no trouble. If the emblems are here I can have them put upon the sashes in a proper manner, and all alike. I presume all the Granges now at work will order emblems. I have not heard from Brother Grosh since I left Washington.
If you prefer to have the Granges order direct from you, it will suit me just as well, and relieve me of any responsibility. If you will let me know when they will be ready, I will notify all the Granges, and also put the price on the circular relative to Regalia.
I remain yours fraternally,
O. H. Kelley,
Secretary National Grange.

And here is one of the jewels