226 MEMOIRS OF 



LETTER II.* 



My dear Friend, 

 You have done well to go to Leyden, as you 

 will there collect new materials ; besides, at this 

 moment you would only see a spectacle of deso- 

 lation. My poor daughter is very ill ; and alarm 

 and affliction torment me too much to allow me 

 to devote myself to any regular occupation. 

 Take care of the autumnal fevers. Give my 

 compliments and thanks to M. Temminck. 

 Adieu. 



* See fac-simile. 



