126 PETER COLLINSON [1738-9. 



London, February 7, 1738-9. 



Dear Friend John : 



Notwithstanding thy cargo of seeds is not arrived, yet, as I 

 know thy probity, and the service a remittance may be to thee, 

 and as such another opportunity may not offer this year, to send 

 halfpence because there is some difficulty attends it, unless the 

 captain is in our interest ; for this reason, our right trusty and 

 well-beloved Captain Wright has procured for thee ten pounds' 

 worth of halfpence : for which I this day took his receipt, and paid 

 him the money for them. I wish them safe to thy hands, and am 

 thy real friend, 



P. COLLINSON. 



London, February 7, 1738-9. 



Captain Edward Wright : 



Pray deliver to John Bartram's own hand, ten pounds' worth 

 of halfpence, for which I have your receipt ; and my friend John's 

 receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for so doing. I am your sin- 

 cere friend, 



P. COLLINSON. 



Captain Wright has also a brown paper parcel for thee. 



Pray remember seed of the Red Cedar, for a friend of Lord 

 Petre, for which thou shall be paid thy price, separately a bushel 

 or two : and a large quantity small cones of Swamp Laurel, or 

 White Tulip Tree \_Magnolia glauca, L.]. 



I hope thy box of seeds, from your proprietor, has come safe to 

 hand. 



I long for next ship, to hear of thy Virginia expedition. 



I fancy, now thee has made what discoveries thee for the pre- 

 sent intends, thee will lie still, and let thy correspondent reap the 

 benefit of them ; for I know, in rambling to and fro, not many 

 seeds can be gathered, or at least, but a few sorts. But, when thee 

 knows where to go for a particular plant, and the season of its 

 ripening seed is a certainty, it is much securer than going on dis- 

 coveries. However, thee will hear more by next ship. 



Friend John, pray call at J. Logan's. I have sent thee a print 



