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" I heard at the damage done to the roof of the Mxiseum, 

 but was glad that all your treasure of natural history escaped 

 nnscastled. 



" When there is an opportuity to send direct to Mauritius, 

 I have a box of seeds for you and your son which I promi- 

 sed when I left. I find that your small Museum in Port- 

 Louis will vie in rarity of Specimens with some of the much 

 larger ones I have seen here. I intend to make arrange- 

 ments with some of our Scientific Societies to send you out 

 their publications regularly. I have already spoken for at 

 New haven and other places and they have promised to send 

 to you. I distributed the paquet of books you gave me 

 when I came away. I find that Scientific men here are just 

 familiar with your doings in Mauritius and the " Transac- 

 tions " are carefully read. 



" I am much pleased to see that you have such an able work- 

 er as Mr Daruty. I see he has already accomplished a great 

 deal in the Lichens and will no doubt be an honor to Man* 

 tins, 



" Pray remember me to him very kindly and also to my 

 good friend Robillard. 



" I am writing this with a large bank of snow opposite my 



window — the merry jingle of the sleighbells now and then 



attract my attention, and were you here I would give you a 



good sleigh ride — if you could bear a temperature of 10 fa- 



hrenheit above zero as we had it lately. 



" My thoughts often wander back to the good old friends I 



left behind in your gem of the Ocean — and I beg you will re- 

 member me to any of them who inquire after me. 



" I hope your new governor has a taste for natural Science, 

 and will be a more liberal patron to the Society than Gordon 



