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found a letter from Dr Bn. containing 10 Doll, 

 but not leave to go on, or any direction what- 

 ever, I likewise got letters from Mr. Hart at 

 Wilkesbarre & Mr Wagner at Easton concern- 

 ing my trunk, which I intend to order to be sent 

 back to Philadelphia, as it is only a vexation of 

 letting it follow on. 



5 ] Having plenty of plants to take care of, 



6 I I devoted the first part, to it. Wrote let- 

 7fters &c: These 4 days were constantly 

 8 J raining; I was not able to do any thing out 



of doors. 



9. Having no other persuit and the weather 

 getting fair again, I went to Salt Point. I ob- 

 served, besides the plants mentioned before, a 

 species of Andropogon, very tall — Monarda clin- 

 opodia, as I suppose, the stem is solid & looks 

 different from M. allophylla — Hydrophylluni 

 canadense Stag cabbage — Blitum — Silene pensyl- 

 vanica— Chenopodium anthelminticum — Aster 

 conyzoides — Hieracium spec. Hedysarum nudi- 

 cale — acuminat. & a veiy tall large flowering sort, 

 which makes a very fine show. — Urtica procera P. 

 which I seen with Mr. Hamilton who calls it U. 

 gracilis. — This eveniug set in raining again, 

 which obliged me to stay at the Point. 



10. Rain ail day, was confined to the nous* 

 in consequence. 



11. Returned to the Hollow. Being sick t.V -tired 

 of this place, I expected to find letters for me 

 which would put me in a way to leave it~, bui w a* 

 disappointed. 



12. Having been informed about the tower <>r 



