Geyer, C. A. 

 18^6 t March 9th 

 Dresden, Germany 



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Dresden, 9th March l&f6. 



Dear Doctor, 



Today I received your letter of the lgth of January after I have waited 

 for an answer since September. I wrote you on the l8th or 19th of June after I 

 had recovered somewhat since I was so sick I almost died in London a few days 

 after I arrived there. As you rightly assumed I have not received nor found any 

 letter from you and came to the conclusion that you had not received my various 

 letters, except the unfortunate first one. At that time I wrote you from London 

 about my relapse and thought very often of your words when I believed I could make 

 some profit out of my last trip. Taking egerything in account I have Tett l 22 Prussian 

 ThalersJ and lots of worries and failing health. ... I am rather embarrassed to 

 write to you and make any suggestions as to how to pay off my debts, as you asked 

 me to. My misfortune was aggravated by a loss of a letter containing 25 pounds 

 Sterling of which I was able to save 11 pounds, the rest of 1^ pounds were a present 

 from the king. Sir William Stewart paid the travel expenses for me which amounted 

 to 100 pounds Sterling. The journey caused me so much physical exhaustion which 

 nobody can bear. You will get an idea of that of my journal which will bepublished 

 in Hooker's London Journal of Botany in continuations beginning in September and 

 going on for several months. I am again a good friend of Hooker 's and am sorry 

 for this incident; I shall give you a short report of this matter. — Some days after 

 my recovery and still very weak, I worked on my collection at Kew Gardens; Sir 

 William came and looked over my collection and admitted that most of the things were 

 unknown to him; he was especially interested in a tiny specimen of Trifolium and one 

 of Thlaspsi from the black hüls. I had 200 species ready for him to look at and 

 asked him whether he wished me to send these to his residence and he said "yes". 

 I sent them overin the evening. Against his custom, I did not see him for the next 

 5 or 6 days. Düring this time I had a short relapse; and on the 6th day, quick and 

 unexpected Sir Wm. and curat or Smith came into the room where I worked. Without 

 saying "good morning", Sir William looked at me agrily, bumping his umbrella on the 

 floor and asked me "where are all the specimens?" I, surprised at his excited 

 conduct, did not know what he wanted and answered, of course "that I did not under- 

 stand him". Then he repeated his question and added "where did they go?" Again, (underö 

 standing him a little better,) I said "here they are except those which I sent to your 

 residence"; "no" he replied excitedly and added "where some sent to Germany?" Now I 

 understood him. He assumed that I had sent the best of my collection to Germany, 

 while I believed he was ref erring to ftie agreement I signed for you which said that 

 you had free disposal of the collection, and therefore did not consider the collection 



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