
          Middletown Septr 8 1845


 My Dear Friend,


 Your letter of Aug 28th was duly received. It
 found me at a busy season of the year, and suffering from Heat 
 and Catarrh. A friend just returned from New York informs
 me he delivered Schkurs [Schkuhr's] Carices  to the care of Dr. Chilton [James R. Chilton]
 of New York agreeably to directions. I was desirous to put it 
 in the hands of some trusty person only, and hence the
 delay, longer than intended or merited!


 I feel particularly obliged by the summer of news
 contained in your kind letter, and intend shortly giving
 some account of my pursuits, soon as I have
 time. The month of August is with me a
 season of tribulation. I can [added: then] do little with Science
 and correspondence.


 I hope to be able now to get a sight of "Fremont Journal".
 The other day, I saw an extract of this Journal in 
 the National Intelligencer, and now want to
 get a sight of his Specimens, in your possession
 I had a visit on the 22d & 23 of August from G.B.
 Emmerson [George Barrell Emerson] of Boston, who came on with his
 specimens of Willows for me to name. I showed him 
 most of the Species growing: also the Poplars; found 
 he knew little about them. He was much delighted 
 with what I shewed him. It was a bad season 
 of the year to visit me, but I did the best I
 could with him, being at  the time much indisposed

        