
          It has never been my good fortune to see Mr Nuttall
 if he should return safely I must try to get a sight of him
 I have several times crossed his tracts [tracks] and was near
 meeting him on the White Mountains of New Hampshire
 in 1824. Mrs Crawford told me she was quite surprised to
 see him pack up such a quanity [quantity] of plants in new
 papers. He was a whole day she said, in doing this
 but that course [coarse?] longlegged fellow her Husband Crawford
 did not happen to see him being absent and to my
 surprize [surprise] expressed great regret I told them who
 Mr Nuttall was and the extent of this travels &c &c
 this made wonder if he was go again they would 
 be glad to see him This backwoodsman laughed
 at the idea of my enduring fatigue but I gave him
 such a walk over the mountains taking him about
 30 miles in one day that he will not soon forget
 I tired him out and had to send a horse for
 him.


 I am glad to hear you have determined to give a course 
 of Lectures on Botany. It is higly probable
 I shall have a Class this Spring at the Wesleyan
 University. They have expressed to me a wish for
 me to take a class. If so I shall be able to 
 explore the Botany of this district so rich in
 plants, for as yet it is but imperfectly explored
 so far as relates to the the Botany.


 I am Dear Sir
 Yours very Truly
 Joseph Barratt


 To Dr. Torrey.
        