
          reserves for a second expedition, is chiefly composed
 by families of plants which he has treated in his
 different publications, or on which he still hopes
 to work when his health will be better than it
 is now.

 The eight cases now prepared will probably be 
 shipped at Rotterdam on Friday, the 15th of November,
 and may reach New York before the
 last of this month. I hope they will arrive
 in good state.  Insurance has been taken
 for the sum of frs [francs] 17000

 Included to this you will find the invoice
 and certificates of the Consulate of the U.S. [United States].

 Yours most respectfully
 S. [Sigmund] Alioth, Med. Dr. [Medical Doctor]

 P.S. A slight error has been committed
 by indicating 223 instead of 222 packets on
 the invoices. The latter number is the exact
 one.
        