
          Litchfield, April 8, 1821


 Dear Sir, 


 I have been in hopes of hearing from you all 
 winter, in answer to my letter in December, but have been 
 disappointed. I hope now to see you in Litchfield early 
 in May, as I shall be then house keeping. I trust 
 you will then be able to visit me; tho' [though] this town 
 will not then afford much interest to the Botanist 
 yet. I think you will be entertained by the mineralogy  
 of our district. Should you come across 
 the country so as to be here by the tenth of May 
 you can return by the way of New Haven. 
 If you are here as early as that I can go
 to New Haven with you.


 I hope you will be able to find in the beginning
 of the season, those plants from your
 catalogue, appearing in the spring, that I
 want, as it is my anxiety to complete my 
 collection of New England & New York plants
 by the time your Flora comes out. By the 
 way, when will your Prodromus be out?


 Should you be able to answer this by
 Mr. Trowbridge you will oblige me, if not
 write by mail as soon as convenient.

        