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many duplicates, but never received a letter from you and since Mr. Schneider 

 who saw you in Jistly did not bring any news from you f I reached the conclusion 

 ähat you were ignoring me. I still have the collection and the duplicates and 

 only feel disgust at the idea of unpacking and sending it to you. I am looking 

 for an opportunity to do this and you probably will be raore satisfied with that 

 than with my complete collection. Unf ortunately, I have save every penny to 

 live since Steward in Scotland had not yet made any arrangements for me, 

 especially since he had already advanced me money for a füll year. However, I 

 shall write to Gerke in order to hear when he is leavigg again and should 

 Stewart not atft soon, I might return myself, however, married. If peace were to 

 end here, this might expedite my intention. Today I received 16 pound Sterling 

 from a correspondent in London which, however, changed hands within 10 minutes 

 since I had to repay an advance I received in London. My sickness, even though 

 the doctor did not Charge me much, still cost $ 100, since one has to pay for 

 every small Service. That is how things are with me and this report about my 

 circumstances will hopefully make you more patient with rae and leave me time 

 to seil the collections. I intend to put another ad in the Regenburger Bot. 

 Zeitung and if I had a list of what I already sold, I also would write to some 

 botanists. ... Please feel free to dispose of anything I might still have left 

 with you or Mr. Riehl. It will not be much, but might help a little to pay some 

 of my debts and please be assured that I would have saved you all this effort 

 if it had been possible in any way for rae to do so. 



I recommended my Illinois collection to Mr. Bennett in London he promised 

 to subscribe to it as well as Mr. von Roemer here, everybody was satisfied. The 

 collection which I kept for the king here, fe« may also be sold, he does not 

 have any time for such tiings. 



Now I have answered your harsh and strong letter. Please, believe me that 

 that I never thought it of you that you would make me lose my hard earned profits . 

 But since apparently other people whom I owe money forced your hand, I should 

 have defended myself if I had not been soo sick, but my illness made me indifferent 

 to anything. — Please be so kind to take back the me microsoope for the highest 

 price, also if you can seil Sprengel f s System etc. I am very much obliged to 

 you for your care and friendship with which you defended my reputation and my 

 property; please continue to do everything to keep my creditors satisfied since 

 I cannot do anything for them now. Hoping that you are leading a life free of 

 worries and are enjoying good health, I recommend myself to your friendship, 



yours sincerely, 

 C.A.Geyer 



