
                                                                West Chester, Penn. Sept. 5. 1829


 Dear Sir,
                       At a meeting of our Cabinet, since
 I had the pleasure of seeing you, I submitted
 the Circular address which you gave me, relative
 to the employment of a person to collect objects
 in Natural History, in remote parts of the U. States.
 The Cabinet authorized me to take a share
 for it, if it should not be too late.  You will 
 therefore oblige by informing me whether a share
 can yet be had in that [illegible].  If so, I will 
 remit to you the 10 dolls. immediately on the
 receipt of the information: and if it is not in-
 convenient to hear from you, as early as your other
 engagements will permit. -
     After Mr. Townsend & I left you, we pro-
 ceded to the Falls of Passaic.  We stopped a few hours
 at the Hackensack, where we collected some interesting
 plants - such as Sabbatia chloroides, Hedyotis 
 [glomerata?] and a number of others.  At [Passaic?] we also
 found some; though I believe nothing entirely new
 to us. - In the hope that you are making
 efficient movements towards the publication of
 your second volume, I remain , Dear Sir,
                                    very respectfully  yours


                                     Wm Darlington
 Dr. Torrey, N. York

        