
          Dear Sir


 I have sometime since received your letter
 from Bradford Post office, intended to [?] on
 [?] it immediately but was about commencing house
 keeping in Concord [inserted: and] all my time has been occupied.
 I will now pledge myself not to delay an answer again
 if I should receive any for the communication.


 I spent last summer about the sea board and in a 
 coasting vessel for the benefit of my health, have now
 settled in Concord N H [New Hampshire] in the practice at physics
 I collected some plants last year about Cape Ann
 and in Maine but this season I have done nothing
 about it. My health is considerably improved and
 very likely I shall make further collections here after
 You inquire the names of the botanists of New 
 Hampshire, I do not know of any botanists in the state
 I have a brother Dr. E. A. Colby of Claremont in this
 state whose knowledge on the subject is about the
 same as mine. You request me to send you some
 of the new specimens of my Carices and other plants
 I have put up specimens of nearly all my carices which
 I will send the first opportunity. The catalgoue of which
 is on this sheet, the first column, are specimens collected
 in this vicinity before I left for the West and the second
 when one from the vicinity of Cincinnati Ohio
 I have no duplicates of the plants of N H, had enough
 when I went to the West but did not bring any back,
 had parted with them in exchange and otherwise.


 Of the Carises I have filched some very meagre specimens
 from mine to send you I thought I would send you
 the names of some of the most rare plants in my 
 Herbarium but after looking it over I find it difficult
 to make the selection and I have thought it best
 to send this catalougue of carices as I have named them
 and if you wish I can send you a catalogue of all
 my plants except the most common and you will [crossed out: illegible]
 know whether there are any you would like. [?] up
 and most likely I could send the specimens next summer
 or could send mine and collect more when I have an opportunity

        