i8o SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD 



yclept Wislizenus, who hath wandered in New Mexico and written 

 a book and is very full of prickly pears, burs, and cacti iiberhaupt. 

 Him also will I move to communicate with you. I wish you would 

 come hither and see these men, whom you would find not good 

 naturalists merely, but accomplished and agreeable persons. 



Since the above was written I have seen Herr Lischke, who will 

 write you in High Dutch, touching Umtausch, etc., also Capt. Haug, 

 of the Austrian Army, hath given me a slip as the address of a great 

 exchanger of exchanges, who dwells somewhere, and would fain 

 communicate. 



From George P. Marsh to Spencer F. Baird. 



WASHINGTON, June 14, '48. 

 DEAR BAIRD, 



Mr. Henry came to me this morning to consult me in regard to 

 the matter in which you wrote 20 by Gen. C. and will no doubt 

 advance you funds from time to time. He will begin moderately, 

 but I think there will be no difficulty in ultimately securing any 

 reasonable amount. I wish you would come to Washington before 

 the adjournment, and let me introduce you to Mr. H. provided that 

 you will for the time lay aside a little of your modesty, and swagger 

 enough to make a proper impression. ... I did not see Gen. C., 

 being out when he called, and therefore congratulate Mrs. Churchill 

 instead on his well merited promotion. I am, 



Very sincerely yours, 



GEORGE P. MARSH. 



Professor Joseph Henry to Spencer F. Baird. 



WASHINGTON, July 8th, 1848. 

 MY DEAR SIR, 



I received some time since a communication from Professor 

 Haldeman suggesting the propriety of allowing you a small sum of 

 money from the income of the Smithsonian Institution for the pur- 

 pose of procuring drawings to illustrate your scientific researches. 

 I have referred this subject to Dr. Morton and Mr. Haldeman as a 

 commission to report upon the merits of your investigations and am 



20 On making illustrations for the Smithsonian publications. 



