Ree, May 2.5 1862 Leipzig May 8,1862 



ans, Feb.23, 1863 



Most h onored Priend ! 



When I handed o^ei 9 snall oacka^e today to Dr. Flifgel with the 

 next **Yellow Volume" of the Pro^ronus, containing the Family Buphorbiae 

 and 2 Instructions of the Annelae by Welpers, I received f^on hin the 

 disagreable news-, that during the past year a case, destined for the 

 Smithonian Institution,, expedited fron Brenen on July 6 (Mo. 155) #* irr 

 which were two of my packages for you, did not reach their place of 

 destinatiom and got lost between New York and Washington due to the 

 overcrowding of traffic by nilitary transports, and could not be tra- 

 ced up to now. With the conplete impossibility, to contrihute fron here 

 to the obtaining of the itens, I hurry, to send you this message, a^d 

 regret this loss the nore as the one package contained the plant s, .which 



Bod. had received for you, which may be difficult to replace. 



The other package may have contained a number of issues of Wolpers, , 

 which is not so painful« Through this news I an generally upset about 

 future shipnents to you, specif ically that with the antique books fron 

 Schmidt and Hellv. ,and ask you kindly to frive ne in a few words In- 

 structions about this shipment. The other catalogue f^on Sohnidt you 

 may well have received? I think, you could at the same tine nake a se- 

 lection, so that the affair with hin can be completed. Kronholz, Pil- 

 quidt , Kutzing 1 s Tabulae physi ologicae could possibly be obtained and 

 finish the busine ss. 



About 80 Thaler and several copies of all of your publications 

 renain besides for your disposition with ne. 



An offer fron Goldfuss Tetrafacta ( entirely conplete) has come 

 here for you; You had ordered this book earlier fron Weigel but did not 

 receive it. It is supposed to cost ^8 Thaler - I did not want to ob - 

 tain it with out your specific approval • but consider the price low.. 



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