1^2 Letters from prop. agassiZ. 



I shall patiently await your convenience about your 

 fishes, though they are very much needed to compare with 

 the extensive collections I have brought home from the 

 further West, and which I cannot determine before I have 

 original specimens of the species of the Ohio, which have 

 been described by you and Rafinesque. 



With great regard and in a hurry, 



Yours, Very Truly, 



L. Agassiz. 



Dr. Kirtland. 



Charleston, S. C, February 14, 1853. 

 My Dear Sir: 



About a year ago I received the most friendly 

 letter from you, beginning almost in these words: "Put, 

 for a moment, aside all your books and writings, and let 

 me know what you want of fishes, &c., from me." I did 

 leave everything, and thanked you in the best manner I 

 could for your kindness, and accejDted your off"er with 

 eagerness. During the past Summer I have repeatedly 

 been on the lookout for :\ collection, which I knew would 

 be invaluable to me, but in vain. 



Will you allow a convalescent from typhus fever, who, 

 after being laid up for nearly two months, is now upon his 

 legs again, but unable to work or even to write for himself, 

 to remind you that his collections from the West are still 

 very deficient, and that he still hopes that some of these 

 defects may be made good by your liberality. 



At all events, let me hope that I still have a place in 

 your recollection. 



With great regard and sincere friendship, 



Truly Yours, 



L. Agassiz. 



Dr. Kirtland, 



