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so amiable a young man as my companion in my 

 travels. 



I wish you could be good enough to send me 

 Gaertner de Seminibus, Schreber's edition of Genera 

 Plantarum, and Gmelin's edition of the System, only 

 the Vegetable Kingdom. Though I like the terri- 

 tory of Sierra Leone very much, the climate being 

 fine, the spot where the town is built healthy, the 

 soil good, the woods abounding in game, the water 

 with fine fish, and the whole country with the most 

 wonderful plants, of which I have already seen about 

 the half part of them figured in Sir Joseph Banks's 

 book; nevertheless I should already have been tired 

 with this place, from the inconveniences I have suf- 

 fered, had not Mr. Clarkson shown both me and 

 Borone so much favour and so many civilities, and 

 promised us to have very soon a house for ourselves. 

 This worthy gentleman is now almost the only man 

 who supports the colony, and endeavours to put all 

 things in order again : but it will be a long time 

 before he will gain his laudable intentions ; and I 

 think it impossible without a speedy assistance from 

 home. I have begun a long letter on our wretched 

 situation and its causes, but I have not now time to 

 finish it. You shall have it with the next vessel ; 

 and then I hope I shall have the pleasure of writing 

 to you with greater satisfaction. 



Present my respects to Lady Rockingham. I hope 

 I need not apologize for my bad English, but am 

 assured that you, as a friend, will always excuse my 

 errors. 



I am always, Sir, your sincere Friend, 



Ad. Afzelius. 



