
          No. 2247 Smithsonian Institution
 Washington, D.C. Oct 26 1859


 Dear Dr.


 Although not positively
 instructed to that effort by Dr.
 [Risiverly?], I send you by express,
 in a large box all the plants
 thus far received from the N.W. [Northwest]
 Boundary Survey in order that
 you may look them over. I do 
 not of course take the responsibility
 of engaging your services to report on 
 these collections, or to overhaul them
 in any way, but I know you will
 be glad to look them over. It will
 be well however to assort them
 and poison for preservation, changing
 to permanent papers. In the expenses
 of this service I will see that 
 you are repaid.


 If you find any new species
 and choose to publish them 
 at once to secure priority, there 
 shall be no objection, in fact it [?]
 to be done, as there are several active
 botanical collectors with the British
 Boundary Commission and Capt [Captain]
 Palliser's expedition (Dr. Hector collects
 plants for the latter). In your
 article however, mention that
 the plants were collected by


 [written at 90 degrees to body of letter, in left margin]:
 I send by Prof [D??er?] this package of alpine plants. SFB

        