
          Recd. Aug. 26th And. [Answered?] Agt. 28th

Dr. Sir.

It has been a long time since
we interchanged communications.
You should have heard from me
had I any thing to communicate.
For two years, it is true I have paid
but little attention to plants, but
whenever in the woods and have always
been on the watch & have
only found the enclosed Arabis.
I obtained it last spring on the
Chal. [Charlotte?] River about 20 miles below
this place. I regretted that sickness
of my family prevented me
the past spring from making
an excursion to an interesting
region [?] & so [?] of this.

Should I live until next spring
I will endeavor to make the
excursion. 
        