Vercelli, July 1&, 1857 



Rec'd July 2f' Paris 

 Ans. Feb.6, 1858 in Milan 



Honored Dear Sir! 



You are well and my letter has appeased you! Now I am completely happy I admit 

 with an open heart to you that I worried about you and at last persuaded myself that 

 through your thirst for knowledge you might have gotten caught in the unfortunate 

 disputes that have been breaking out for some time between different parties- the 

 abolitionists, the Mormons- in North America and persist out ofsheer fury. Your 

 striving for science and the goodwill with which you discuss the questions by this 

 stranger have made me appreciate your value. On the other hand there was always 

 the nagging doubt that the letter had arrived in the wrong season and gotten lost as 

 it apparently happened previous winter with several dispatches according to official 

 news. 



Your Information about your work-in-progress about the Cuscutas has truly 

 interested me, and I hope perhaps to be ofsome use to you. At this time my 

 Cuscutas are since two years with Professor Morls in Torino in order to establish 



