Weber A.F. ' Paii s, January 30j 1869 



Sir and Honorable Colleague, 



Our mutual friend Buchinger today made me aware of your letter dated in Rome Jan. 29. 1 

 am hurrying to answer it immediately to inform you of my present residence and to teil 

 you how pleased I am in knowing of your imminent arrival in Paris. I would really be very 

 happy and honored to make your acquaintance in person. I am positive that the 

 relationship that I will have the occasion to enjoy with you will not only be instructive but 

 also interesting for me. 



Last year I made several trips to Strasbourg and I was informed by Mr. Buchinger of your 

 arrival in Germany and your trip to Italy. I was getting ready to write you one of these 

 days m Rome to ask you of your probable arrival date in France and to give you my 

 address in Paris. I would have done this earlier but all last year I led a nomadic existence 

 and I had important occupations which forced me to neglect my botanical studies. I then 

 occupied myself in the preparation of a competition. After this I discontinued my service 

 m the regiment. I was named permanently 'treating surgeon' of the military hospitals. After 

 havmg spent the summer and the autumn in the fields of Chatons and the end of the year 

 in Strasbourg, I have been given a position which I had wished for, that is to say physician 

 of the "Hotel Imperial des Invalids" in Paris. Therefore it will be in Paris where I will have 

 the honor of seeing you. I only regret that at the time of your visit to Paris I will be settled 

 m an entirely provisional manner. I am living in a hotel as if I were a stranger who had 

 just arrived in Paris. Two or three months later I will have the pleasure of receiving you 

 and at the same time present to you my collection. In the meantime I will show you in 

 Paris all the young plants that I have grown from seeds with Mr. Pfersdorff, 

 horticulturalist, to whom I sent the majority of the seeds that I brought from Mexico, 

 nearly all of which have germinated perfectly well. I also sent a large number to Mr Seite 

 in Prague. 



Mr. Poselger, to whom you had the pleasure of talking to about me has written and I hope 

 that his correspondence will be useful and to the point. However I will reserve all types of 

 details for the time of your visit. Today, I simply wanted to taik to you in haste to give you 

 my address. 



I hope that you will teil me the precise time of your arrival in Paris. If I can be of any use 

 to you, I pray that you dispose of my entire time. 



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