
          Red. [Received] & ansd. [Answered] May 9.

Lancaster May 4th 1857

My Dear Doctor

Your kind letter of Apl. [April]
27th is just received. You have 
several times inquired of me about
my special report on the Forest trees
of our route Botanical geography
&C. [etc.] &C. [etc.] and I as often forget to mention
that I have made none except
the one you had the kindness to correct
for me which was printed last fall
or at least proof sheets were sent to
me for correction at that time.
I have not seen nor heard any
thing [anything] of them since then. By
writing to Lieut. [Lieutenant] Ives or the Public
printer you might get a proof copy
soon.

Dr. Engelmann wrote me on the eve 
of his departure for Europe that
he had ordered the printer to send
        