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Ans. Frankf. July 3 



Most h onored Friendi : 



After eomrrmnicating again with Dr. Flegel concerning the expe- 

 diting of the collectiorr, I teil you, that according to his jud^e - 

 ment, the raost impotant step is, that at the arrival and inspectiorr 

 of the collection- in America, to be present in persona or to arrange», 

 that an. expert be presenfct, who can care for the packing. All a.ttes - 

 tations prepared by the -Anercan consulate should not preventf arr 

 audit. 



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The 10 volumes of Linneae have in the raeantime k aquired bjr 

 TT.0. Weigel 1 for the amount of 17 Thaler. 



Leopold Voss would ask very nuch for" a co-oy of your Synopsis 

 of the Cacti for the library of the Petersburg (now Petrop-r_ad , E. D. ) 

 Garden-" and could not obtairr your work through booküealers; raay-be 

 you can spare one more copyv. 



Hoping, that you arrived well in Frankfurt, I renain with hear- 

 tiest greetings 



Your - devot ed 5 G. Mette nius 



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