
          to you with a delay.

In my last I forgot to say that I shall be most 
happy indeed in overhauling your Filices, so soon 
as you Can find time to send them on.

What a state of confusion Mr Bartlett the 
Boundary Commissioner has got his party into: my opinion 
is, that neither he nor Dr [Doctor] Bigelow are fit persons 
to send out on such an Expedition. I am glad 
you recommended that the three Botanists should 
all take the field, as in this way something good 
may be Expected, their positions otherwise being independent,
then will be a striving between them as to who shall
do the most in the plant collecting way.

Not knowing how all parties might feel, I did 
not think of stating to you, or talking about the 
number of Copies of the ferns work which I intended 
to have printed for myself, but if I had concluded to have 
had only 10 copies, 3 of them were intended for you, 
also one for Dr [Doctor] Gray and another for Sir Wm [William] Hooker, 
I am glad you thought of having a small supply for 
yourself, the number you state will not interfere with 
me. I thought of having 30 for myself, some of them to 
sell and some to give [crossed out: illegible] away. What would you 
think of going equal shares with me and have [crossed out: illegible] 60 or 
80 copies printed? Say something about this when you 
next write! With kind egards to yourself and family
I remain Yours very respectfully

wm [William] D. Brackenridge

P.S. in great haste, and 
weather very warm
        