St. Louis, Missouri Jan. l8 f 1868 



Dr. Weber etc. 



Honored Friend 



You gave me a great pleasure with the letter, which I 

 received on the l6th. I had raade already inquiry from A. Braun and 

 hoped for a long time for news fron you. Your coinprehensive letter 

 compensated for the waiting. 



My letter of May 1866 did get into your hands proper- 

 ly though Täte but my last one does not seem to have gotten to you; 

 It was mailed on November 18, 1866, a few days after I had received 

 your letter of October 10.- Thus, one letter of yours and one of 

 mire have been lost. First let me thank you for the detailed notes 

 ab out your personal! ty and for your photograph. Only, you. do not 

 provide your f orename,and there are so many Weber in the world.One 

 cannot always qualify as doctor or major, etc. I an now already much 

 better acquainted with you, and hope that we may have really gain- 

 ful botanical excbange though you will not be able to observe the 

 Cacti in their habitat. 



First I owe you a little revenge. Here is my picture, 

 21 years older than you ! I was born at Frankfurt a/M ( on the Main 

 River, E. D. ) f studied nediclne at Heidelberg, Berl in, and Munich, occu- 

 pied myself e^en as a youngster pssio^ately with botany, where my 

 association with fellow students A . Br^un and. W.Schimper were of 

 great value, and with the first one at least lead to a friendship 

 for life.- Already in 1832 I emigrated to the West of America, 

 and after practicing several years in the country, a^d after having 

 travelled all by myself on horseback throuß:h the western territo- 

 ry, I settled in 1835 here in St. Louis as physician, and remained 

 her-e with few interruptions, including two trips to Europe, as doctor. 

 Botany occupies here my free time, though my practice does not per- 

 mitmuoh Observation of plants in nature, whereas I study the 



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