
          Recd [Received] & ansd [answered] Decr. [December] 23


 Eagle Pass Texas Nov. [November] 24 1852


 Dear Dr.


 Your welcome letter of Aug. [August] 10th was
 received some time after the one of Septr [September] 5th but I
 forget now whether it [crossed out: came] came to hand before or
 after I answered your Septr [September] letter. At any rate I 
 need no apology for writing at this time because I
 send you two Boxes of plants the fruits of my
 summer work after Mr. Wright left for the States.
 Among them will also be found a bundle collected
 by Mr. Schott in this vicinity. I commit them to
 the care of Lewis and Groesbeck of San Antonio who
 will have them forwarded from Indianola or Lavacca [Lavaca]
 by the 1st steamer directly to New York. I have made
 arrangements for the payment of the transportation to
 the sea coast. In accordance with Maj [Major] Emory's
 verbal instructions we have sent them to you for the
 "Smithsonian Institutions" by which I suppose he means
 that the [added above: cost of] ship transportation is to be furnished by the
 Smithsonian. With regard to my plants I desire the
 same disposition made of them as those heretofore sent.
 The Smithsonian Institutions are to have a full sett [set].
 I have retained no duplicates and of course shall
 expect to get one full sett [set] for myself when I return.
 Those for the Institute I suppose can be made out when
 I return also as well as before. For your kindness
 and trouble in taking care of them especially of those
        