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arc desirous of feeling. Where there is justice and urbanity in the dis- 

 charge of great public trusts, like that our chief magistrate has repos- 

 ed in you, entire satisfaction must result. Hence T am emboldened 

 to congratulate the heroic navy of our country on the elevation to 

 their councils and direction, of a man of genuine talents, possessing a 

 high sense of one, and modestly practising the other. 



With these sentiments permit me to prefix your name to this vo- 

 lume of my Flora of North America, and avail myself of this oppor- 

 tunity of excusing myself for having put this dedication to press, with- 

 out your knowledge or consent. 



WILLIAM P. C, BARTON. 



Philadelphia, December Sist 1823. 



