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very civilly, as I have related in two letters to thee. He advised 

 me to travel into the Mohawk's country, and to Oswego, and the 

 lakes, and he would recommend me to the inhabitants there. 

 He believes there is a great variety of plants and other curiosities 

 there. But I suppose the death of our dear friend, Lord Petre, 

 will discourage such distant travels ; and our Americans have not 

 zeal enough to encourage any discoveries of this kind, at their 



expense. 



Captain Davis, by whom I sent the box of Red Cedar berries, 

 and Maple keys, last summer, complains that thee took no care of 

 it, but let it stay on board until he was loaded again. Such delays 

 will discourage the captains from taking things of that kind, unless 

 I pay here. 



May 27th, 1743. 



Dear Friend Peter : 



This day, Captain Rutherford, accompanied with several gen- 

 tlemen of distinction from Philadelphia, bestowed upon me the 

 honour of a visit. The captain very generously offered to take 

 care of any letter I should send to thee ; which opportunity I will 

 make use of, notwithstanding a vessel is to sail from Philadelphia 

 in about two weeks. I have received all the goods, sent for last 

 fall, in good order, and excellent good. The thickset I have a suit 

 made of, which pleaseth me exceedingly. I am heartily thankful 

 to thee for it. It's a fine present. The silk is very good. 



By thy good offices, our Library Company hath made me a pre- 

 sent (with an unanimous consent) of a share during life. Dear 

 friend, by these demonstrations of thy particular regard for my 

 interest and satisfaction, thee engages to thyself my grateful ser- 

 vice and remembrance, for such favours. But to proceed with thy 

 letter of February the 15th. 



I am sorry thee overlooked several roots of Ginseng, which I 

 put in thy box, and observed when I put them in, just before the 

 vessel sailed, a lively bud to each root. 



We have expected Captain Budden in so long, that now his 

 employer gives him over for lost, by whom I expected to have 

 had more particular orders. 



The Arbor Vitee, which I gathered on Hudson's River, I take to 

 be the same kind with that I gathered on James River, I think 



