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pale of universal love. How great is our God ! How wonderful 

 are his works, sought out of all them that take pleasure therein. 



Your letters particularly give me pleasure. They always con- 

 tain something new and entertaining, on some new-discovered work 

 of God. ***** 



I could not get Beureria [Calycanthus], when I sent the box ; 

 and my own had died in the winter ; but I'll try to get two or 

 three plants this year. * * * * 



This will be delivered to you by a lady, whom I have the honour 

 to be acquainted with, and who has a very pretty taste for flowers, 

 and the culture of curious plants. She intends to pay you a visit, 

 while she stays at Philadelphia ; and I take the liberty to beg 

 your civilities to her, not doubting but it will give you joy, to see a 

 lady coming so far, to view and admire your curiosities. 



My wife offers, along with me, our best respects to your wife, 

 and all the rest of your good family. 



Believe me to be yours, 



Alexander Garden. 



June 17th, 1761. 



JOHN BARTRAM TO DR. GARDEN. 



March the 25th, 1762. 



I received thy very kind letter of February the loth, am glad 

 my remarks of the Ohio gave thee such satisfaction. 



I have just received two very loving letters from New England, 

 one from Doctor Gale the other from Doctor Eliot, a very 

 worthy Presbyterian minister [see page 372], one that spends his 

 time in pious exercise, and in promoting the general good of man- 

 kind. He found out the method, about three months past, to make 

 out of sea-sand excellent iron. One hundred weight of sand will 

 yield fifty of good iron. I think little coal will do it. It was 

 advertised in the York paper, a month past ; and many curious 

 people thought it so very improbable, that they gave little or no 

 credit to it. He sent me a specimen of both the sand and iron. 

 I showed it, not only to our smiths, but to the owners of the fur- 

 naces and forges, and they allowed it to be very fine, and some 

 thought it would make choice steel. And now, dear friend, not to 

 keep thee too long upon the rack, and as mutual friends should 



