
          March 29 1834


 My Dear Friend


 It always gives me great pleasure to hear from
 you. If I received but a line I feel gratified by such a 
 like of remembrance but yours of the 24th has given me
 a number of interesting particulars. You will see by what
 I have preveiously written that I have not been quite frozen
 up this winter though I have done but little with Botany
 till within a few days, though I worked hard last fall
 after my return from New York. I this day sent you a 
 newspaper by the post containing the obituary notice I wrote 
 of the late estimable Mr Schweinitz. I felt deeply on seeing 
 his death announced and immediately wrote a hasty 
 article for one of the papers. My only reason for not 
 sending you a paper immediately was that I thought 
 my tribute for so distinguished a man too feeble for the 
 occasion, and never dreamt the article would meet 
 your eye [added: as it has,] finding however from your letter that you 
 had seen it I at once sent a paper [crossed out: on] to you.
 It was my intention to write you particularly about Mr S. [Schweinitz] 
 but [crossed out: as?] you have kindly undertaken his Biography it 
 will (I doubt not) be some relief to his friends by your 
 undertaking the mournful task, indeed I know of no one 
 so competent to do his memory and scientific [attainments?] 
 justice. You have besides had the benefit of a long 
 correspondence with him, and will henceforth 
 look over his letters with a melancholy pleasure. 
 In looking over the Herbarium of Prof. [Professor] Hooker, I mean the 
 willows in his arranged collection, I find many from 
        