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upon me ; but must be greatly out of pocket, if he does not take 

 some opportunity of doing what I expressly directed, which was, 

 to send me seeds or roots of such plants, as either by their 

 beauty, fragrance, or other properties, might claim attention. 

 However, I shall hope he will find means of fulfilling my orders, 

 better than he has done hitherto. 



If thy son John meets with anything new in his travels about 

 the country, I should be glad if he would send me at least a part 

 of his discoveries ; and I hope I may be able to content him for 

 his trouble. I am obliged to him for the seeds of the Orange- 

 coloured Hibiscus. I have a good many plants of the Illicium. 

 I have planted these in the natural ground, and shall give them a 

 little shelter in the winter. It has a most grateful fragrance, and 

 will be a pleasing green-house plant. 



Please let him know that I received the Turtle in good health ; 

 and shall be much obliged to him if he will procure me a male and 

 female Bull-frog. Mine are strayed away notwithstanding my 

 best endeavours. If they are put up in a little box of wet moss, 

 they will come safe ; at least, I received a little American Frog, 

 the liana ocellata, in a box of plants, filled up with moss. They 

 should be sent in autumn. 



I shall be much pleased to see the Tetragonotlieca. There is 

 not, I believe, a plant of it now in England. 



We have got the true Green Tea. I have a plant in the natural 

 ground near five feet high. Mine has been sheltered in the winter, 

 but old James Gordon left his exposed to all weathers, this last 

 winter, and yet it thrives very well. We shall propagate it as fast 

 as we can. 



Do not imagine that all the people in this country are against 

 America. We sympathize with you much. It may be our turn to 

 suffer next. We hope, however, that the impending storm may 

 blow over, and that you may be enabled to act your part pro- 

 perly.* 



I am thy assured friend, 



John Fothergill. 



* The liberal and friendly sentiments of Doctor Fotheegill, in relation to the 

 difficulties of the American Colonies with the mother country, are very remarka- 

 ble, and worthy of commemoration. In addition to the feelings and views in- 

 dicated in his letters to John Babteam and Humphet Maeshall, there are pre- 

 served in Doctor Lettsom's edition of his works, two Addresses to his countrymen, 



