72 Journal New York Entomological Society, t^'o'- xxii. 



Flowers is also local, as well as rare I have met with at times a single 

 specimen, that I have not seen before, nor a single one since but still it might 

 be local, plenty in small spot elsewhere There is a great variety of flowers in 

 Georgia, but I am no Botanist, yet I am always much pleased, when I meet 

 with any that is new to me 



There is a Gentleman in Savannah who wanted me to make an Herbarium 

 for him to send as a present to a friend a Botanist at the North, indeed I 

 had promised him, but as I was very seriously indisposed in the Spring, I gave 

 it out, & collected Insects only, I understand he is much disappointed, but I 

 don't know if he wants me to do it, next Year as yet — 



I shall wait with mvich anxious expectation, for the Insects you are so 

 kind to promise me, as a few only that are new to me, or some that I have not 

 met of later Years, will be equally acceptable and give me much pleasure 



Please to address your letters to John Abbot Bulloch Co. Georgia, to the 

 care of Mr David Bell. Savannah Hoping to hear from You again soon I 

 remain very respectively and sincerely 



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If Dr. Harris received either drawings or specimens resulting 

 from this correspondence, they would be now at the rooms of the 

 Boston Society of Natural History. None such are there. Mr. E. 

 D. Harris recalls clearly, that, as a lad, circa 1851-2, he watched his 

 father devote an afternoon to engrossing a neat title page to a volume 

 of dawings of John Abbot. Apparently this was for a volume of 

 drawings supposed at the time to be Abbot's, which Edward Double- 

 day bought at a second hand book store for seven guineas and sent 

 as a gift. This volume was by a pupil or imitator and is now with the 

 Boston Society of Natural History. It must be inferred that Abbot 

 could not complete the promised herbarium, that physical disability 

 prevented him from making the promised drawings. There is but 

 one later reference known. \\'hite, Instances of Longevity is Screven 

 Co., 1849, cites John Abbot. 



