
          Recd [Received] & Ansd [Answered]
 Sept 11th


 New York  Sept 11 1884
 Monday Morning


 My Dear Doctor


 I called at Assay Office
 and your house this morning hoping
 to see you; but in vain and tried hard
 to get to you a week ago but was disappointed. 
 I wished especially to report
 that Capt [Captain] Pope has arrived with a 
 large collection of plants, a portion
 only collected by Dr Henry; the rest
 by himself. He is very anxious to get 
 a list of them at the earliest possible
 moment as he has to hand in 
 his report at once - wishes to know if
 you could possible have it by the end
 of October. He will have funds for 
 making drawings; as to compensation
 to yourself, he is uncertain as yet but
 will try. Drop me a line to Sing Sing
 where I shall be in a day or 
 two, and at same time tell me 
 when Prof [Professor] Henry will be back

        