■Mew Dorp, Staten Id. M.Y. 

 Oct. 3d, Xft+t. 



nenr Dr Kennedy, 



In overhauling my accumulation of papers 

 and letters while 1 was away, 1 find the enclosed v^ich on second 

 "thought, s[or third ones ratherj j send you. t did not care to annoy 

 you in the midst of your vacation by what really is o nly a misun- 

 derstanding on his part, put that 3 know you will be as friendly to 

 me as you are to him, and will perhaps have the chance to rectify 

 any mistakeen rumor should it come to your ears. 1 wrote to Mr Da- 

 venport, told him that the remark applied to U . Iflrcutt, to whom he 

 introduced me, and not to him, and that 1 felt that ] was the one 

 who had reason to be hurt, for it was not a compliment either to 

 my head nor my heart to have him think that j could be guilty of 

 such a piece of rudeness. 1 called on him at his store before J came 



away, and 1 spent all of ono day at the meeting of the Linnean Fern 



J 



Chapter /here he was present in Horticultural t w e had a per- 



fectly amicable discussion on Ophioglossum at which Mr. Gilbert, 

 Mr. Eaton, and Mf . Davenport and 1 took part, and parted, as 1 sup- 

 posed on the b^st of terms. You may imagine my surprise on receiv- 

 ing this letter after reaching T ,Afi Placid. As you see, ] intended 

 to forward it to you at once, but changed my mind.] send it now, 

 in case you know who the intimate friend is that ho referred to.l 

 do not know of course or 1 would write to him. 



T ,ours truly, 



