
                                                                 West Chester, Novemb. 23. 1831


 Dear Sir,


                The receipt of your favor of the
 29th [Oct.?] remains to be acknowledged; and I
 now proceed to the discharge of that agreeable duty.
 I shall be very glad to accede to your proposition,
 to exchange my London copy of Lindley's Introduction
 for one of your American edition.  When yours
 is out, if your will forward a copy to the care
 of Mr. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut St. Philadelphia for me, I
 will immediately send over my London Edition
 to you, in return


      With respect to the Plants collected by Dr. Gates, I
 would be obliged if you would retain by you
 the portions allotted to our Cabinet, until all
 are received; & then, if you would label
 them before sending them, you would greatly en-
 hance the obligation.  When ready, they may be
 forwarded to the care of Mr. Dobson, as above.


      You enquire if the [ Florula ces..?] is entirely exhausted;
 & express a wish to have two or three copies for your
 friends abroad.  It is entirely exhausted, as a book for
 sale; but I gathered up a few copies of the last
 binding, at my booksellers, a few days ago, and 
 have them all now at home.  I believe there are
 just 12 copies left; which I propose to keep for
 the purpose of giving away to particular friends:
 & it will give me great pleasure to send you
 two or three, for the object intimated by you.  When
 I send Lindley, I will enclose them with that work.

        