1 12 Selections from the Correspondence of 



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Mitto Acta Upsaliensia pro anno 1743, ut videas primam par- 

 tem Descriptionum Tuarum : altera pars imprimitur in anno 

 1744, quae nondum a prelo exiit. Si habes plura mittas quseso, 

 omnia candide actis inseram ; utinam velles turn aliquot plantas 

 siccas simul mittere et semina : oceasio quotannis datur per the- 

 ologos nostrates. Si quidquam sit quod in nostris terris deside- 

 ras, parata tibi sunt omnia qua3 a me expetas. 



Multae sunt inter tuas plantas rarissimge, antea non descriptae, 

 nobis nee vivse, nee siccae visae ; utinam liceret has possidere in 

 herbario nostro. Tu valeas et diu vivas. Has exorare debui ut 

 testarem officia et observantiam meam Mecasnatem in Florae. 



Dabam Upsalias, 1750, d. 10 Augusti. 



Dr. Colden's correspondence with Peter Coilinson commenced 

 in the year 1740, and was continued without interruption during 

 the life of that amiable and excellent man. Collinson's last letter 

 is dated July 2d, 1768 : he died on the 11th of August following, 

 in the 75th year of his age. The selections I have ventured to 

 make from this voluminous correspondence, form an appropriate 

 supplement to Smith's very interesting collection of the letters of 

 Coilinson to Linnaeus. 



Mr. Collinson to Dr. Colden. 



London, March 7th, 1741. 



Dear Friend — You have much obliged me by yours of the 

 22d June, and I am glad to find my little offices were acceptable 

 to you. 



I communicated your letter and project* to Mr. Grayham, 



whose answer I enclose ; he has also been so good as to get Mr. 



Sisson's proposal to make an instrument that will be suitable for 

 your purpose. 



^ I also lent Mr. Grayham your History of the five Indian Na- 

 tions: he was mightily pleased with it, and hoped you would 

 oblige the world with the second part; for that he had not read 

 any that had gave him that satisfaction and information that 

 yours did, because he was persuaded he could depend on your 

 veracity. You really delight me in hopes of seeing the second 

 part ; but pray take your time atid do it at your leisure. 



# Relative to an improvement in the quadrant, which Dr. Coiden had suggest 

 ed. — A, G. 



