
          as to find that in two years I was so completely forgotten
 that my most intimate friends paid no attention to
 a slight request of mine. I have since received a letter
 where my mother mentions "that she has not seen
 you for three months, since the day you [sent?] my plants
 the 1st Feby [February]." I found by this that you had sent them
 indeed, but on account of you not writing a line, as I
 desired you in two difft. [different] letters, to the persons to whom
 they were addressed, they did not enquire for them when
 the ship arrived and they were of course either thrown overboard
 to get them out of the way or have gone back to America.
 If it had been anywhere at Havre my correspondents 
 there who from perhaps selfish motives attend punctually
 to all my requests, would have found it, but they have not.
 I will not ask you to look for it in New York, but if you
 will mention it to Halsey I know he will do it for me.
 I have another letter of the 30th May when my mother again
 mentions that you had not been to the house for four [ms?]


 If you have read so far you must acknowledge that
 I have had reason to complain of you. I do not like
 however to [grieve?] an old friend for trifles without
 [coming?] to an explanation, though I cannot
 yet say that I have digested my vexation
 as almost every day something arises which

        