
          I am glad to hear that Botany continues to flourish among you.
 When I was last in London I [found?] the no. of the N.A. Review you mention
 and read with great satisfaction the History of our Botany [thus grown?]. I also
 learnt the name of the author. He is a tutor in Cambridge, and must be a
 clever fellow. I must confess I was pleased to see him give Barton such a 
 castigation. It was intended to be wholesome and I hope he will
 have the sense to profit by it.


 As for your friend Stewart, I met him in the street a few days before I sailed
 and I thought he seemed not very anxious to shake hands with such a [sinner?]
 as myself. I saw something was the matter. I am sorry however that we
 have lost so able a [?] as I always expected he would make. I hope
 you will not grow overrighteous, too, though there is certainly not much reason
 to fear that. As you observe you have too much of "Corinthian [?]".


 Old Barnes you say is industrious. I am glad to hear it, but hope
 his eagerness to share his knowledge will not lead him to [?] [N. York?]
 try to send you the remainder of [L----?'s] work.


 I thank you for your Catalogue of Books from [Persh's?] Index. I will
 try & procure them. I have provided myself with a Bibliographical
 Dict'y [Dictionary] & made an agreement with a bookseller here to furnish me with
 what Books I may want and procure them from other parts of the Continent.
 In London I am well acquainted with Miller, a well known Bookseller
 there who will [do?] any commission for me. If you or any of our friends
 should want anything from London you need only write to me and I will
 direct Miller to send it by the next packet. Old Caldwell from Kentucky,
 a [?] consequential man, was in London in the summer picking at
 Books on Nat. His'y. [Natural History]

        