
          Recd. [Received] Oct. 29.


 Dr. [Dear] Sir.


 The covers are nailed on your boxes and they placed
 at the stage office in the care of a friend who expects
 to start to Augusta in the morning with them from hence
 I have directed them to the care of a friend [Added: in Savh. [Savannah]] with instructions to ship them to William Cooke & Co. 
 142 Water Street New York, where I hope they  may
 soon safely be in your hands.  I have a box for Dr. 
 Short & hope I may find a direct conveyance to him
 by means of horse or hog drivers, otherwise I must send
 it by way of Philadelphia.


 You must instantly on the arrival of the boxes
 open both for the purpose of finding the bat. I forget
 which one contains it, you will find it [crossed out: illegible] in a
 thin box pushed down on one side.  When you get
 it out & see to its preservation go to the other box
 & commence your labours, you will [added: there] find most of
 the rarer plants in it.  I beg you, in every instance,
 wherein I have called your attention to a plant
 by a mark of interrogation or otherwise to send
 me the true name or remark in as few words as possible
 what [crossed out: may be suggested from] you think proper.
 In most cases I have only given the genus, just for the
 purpose of economizing your time and knowing
 a few minutes of observation would only be necessary,
 to one so well acquainted with the habits [added: of] our plants
 to detect the genus; in other instances, I give the species
 in others no names because you will instantly
 know them & in a few instances I had forgotten
 if I ever knew the plants & did not
 take time to investigate them. I recollect having
 inadvertently miscalled some & others again
 I occasionally forgot to label.  In my letter  a few
 days since, I informed you why the plants were 
 sent up so disorderly & why you would in a few
 instances find the same species in each box.

        