
          Please present him my best wishes for his health and safety,
with the hope that he may return to his friends and country ladened
with discoveries and crowned with honours.

If it would not be too much trouble to copy the results of your 
examination of the last parcel of plants, which I forwared [?forwarded] previous
to my leaving the Territory, I should be glad to see it. I believe you 
were nearly through when I last saw you.

What shall we do with the Catalogue? I have made out a list,
of all the plants which I have seen on the Territory and they
amount to about 800. Croom will add many more, but perhaps
we ought to defer its publication for some time to come. I believe 
that there still remains, at least one quarter more to be sought 
out. There is a company of Planters ready to start for the
Indian country immediately [crossed out: illegible] & after the cessation of hostilities,
and I think I shall attach myself to them; indeed I could
hardly wish for a more favorable opportunity. They will extend 
their journey, at least, as far as Tampa Bay and perhaps still
farther.

In the hope of hearing from you soon I remain
Truly Yours
Alvan W. Chapman

P.S. Mr. Croom is now moving his family to Charleston, and I
am not sure that he intends revisiting the Territory this season.
A. W. C.

        