
          Apalachicola July 17. 1850


 My Dear Sir


 Among my letters by last week's mail
 I was pleased to find one bearing your well-known
 superscription while at the same time I am grieved
 to find that the Box of plants which I sent to Mr. 
 Carey has given rise to an unpleasant state of
 things between that gentleman and Mr. Holton


 I do not learn from your letter nor from the
 exposition of Mr Holton enclosed what the grounds 
 of complaint are but I will state what were my 
 wishes with regard to the plants


 Some time has elapsed since I first promised 
 the plants to Mr. Carey and I sent them on 
 with the wish if I remember rightly that he would
 share them with Prof. Gray and yourself


 During my interview with Mr H. last winter
 I mentioned to him of these plants but without any 
 intention of changing their destination but I had 
 concluded to pick out from among them some
 which he particularly [inserted: named &] enclose them in a bundle
 addressed to him (Mr H.) to be sent in the same
 box with the others  But on my return I found
 my hands so full that I could not spare the
 time & sent them off as they were found by Mr C.
        