Ree. Jan. 3 

 Ans. Feto. 6 



Washington 

 Jan. 20,1848 



Dear Enge Iniann; 



You probably have recelved my letters of December 28 and 



January 4. From you I have not reeeived anything since the tele- 



gram. I wrote one of these days again to New York, in case they 



have forgotten there, though I doubt that. Should I get a let- 



ter or the botanical description, I would communicate with you im- 



mediately. From the newspapers ( I have mailed a copy to you) you 



will see that the Senate has ordered 5» 000 copies of ray exploration 



for printing, and 200 free copies for me.(see note at end of letter, 



E.B.). However this number is small, and in a financlal sense I could 



only gain something, if a pub$Llsher in New York would execute the 



wid would pay me a round sum f^r it. 

 printing of a larger number, which, now, would come very high^'f" 



am negotiating for this purpose with Appleton in New York,who pre- 



viously declared themselves f avorably.but do not know the re stalte« 



My maps are being lithographed in Baltimore, where I was yesterday 



for that reason» .The manuscritf^is being printed here at the Union, 



but it may take 1-2 weeks before they get started, and the entire 



pro ject will probably be completed before 6 weeks. No report has 



been issued about my Claims. They have fe&KK however already been 



debated in the committee. 



Should the botanical descriptions for some reason not have 



been sent here as yet, mail them immediately here, as they may 



otherwise arrive too late. Or, if you have reason to believe,that 



they have been lost, then mail a copy of them. In any case, I shall 



advise you immediately of their arrival. If you do not reeeive a 



message in a few days after this letter, then take the appropriate 



measures. 



If I had any idea, how raany sacrifices I would have to bring 

 for my spiritual equilibrium, I would not have exposed it to the 



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