
          very shortly to visit the U.S.-- possibly
 in a week or two-- & should he do so, I will
 give him a letter to you. He is a widower,
 a very intelligent & pleasant man, who
 tho' he will visit the States, on business,
 if at all, will nevertheless devote some
 time, more or less, to seeing the notabilities
 of the U.S. as he is a lover of nature,
 altho' not a naturalist-- & has already
 travelled thro' the Mountains of Switzerl'd. [Switzerland]
 &c. &c. He wants to see the grandeur
 of an American unbroken forest,
 also the Alleghanies, & other things, on
 a great scale, of which I have given
 him some faint idea; & you will
 perhaps, kindly direct his steps, if
 he visits you. I shall also give him
 letters to my son, Dr. [Asa] Gray, & other friends,
 as I think you will be pleased to know
 him, independently of the great respectability
 of his connections here. He is a
 very quiet, unpretending man, & you
 need not put yourself out of the way in
 receiving him, in the smallest degree.
        