
          over as much ground as possible & go prepared
 to encamp.


 I shall leave the city tomorrow for Albany
 & attend the meeting of the American 
 Geological Association. I have sent up 
 two boxes of my fossil bones to exhibit
 & shall try to dispose of the skeleton to 
 the State Museum at some rate even if I
 do not get more than sufficient to 
 pay for my trouble & expenses for I am
 heartily tired of the Zygodon. Mr Redfield
 takes the boxes free of charge & has promised
 to uses his influence to secure them
 a permanent residence in State Museum. I
 have recd [received] several letters from Mr. [Wyman?]
 of Boston proposing to purchase it for the
 Boston Nat. His Society but finally they 
 declined the purchase as they have not a
 suitable place to display them. Prof. Silliman
 has also written to me on the subject. He is
 anxious that they should remain in the
 country however if they will not buy them
        