
          Tallahassee Jany 4th 1836

Ansd. [Answered] Feb. 11th

Dear Sir,

Since I wrote you last I have had 
the pleasure of recieving your two favours of November
and December last from which I am gratified to 
learn that the two boxes from New Bern have reached
you in safety. I am also glad that the fossil 
remains sent to the Lyceum were of so much interest
to the savant of your institution. I believe 
it will be in my power to procure additional 
specimens on my return to North Carolina, which 
I would take pleasure in forwarding to the Lyceum. 
You enquire whether the bones were found along with the
shells? I believe that they were. They came from 
the same pits, (Benner's Marl Pits) and I understood
from Mr. B. that they were actually mingled! 
But on this subject I will inquire again, 
and will report more particularly. I mean to
visit the pits and examine them in person on my 
return to New Bern in the Spring. You will find
a paper on the shells of this deposit in the No. of Silliman's 
Journal for April (?) last, by Mr. T. A. Conrad 
of Phild. [Philadelphia] to whom I sent specimens.

I am much pleased at the prospect of a visit at New
Bern from yourself and Dr. Gray. Should be pleased 
        