
          West Chester, Penna Jany 23 1826
 Dear Sir,
 Expecting to go to Philadelphia in a day 
 or two, I have put up a few specimens of plants from 
 my collection, in the hope that I may meet with some 
 opportunity to forward them to West Point, while I am 
 in the city. The specimens are, unfortunately, not well 
 preserved, & some of them are very imperfect; but such as 
 they are, if you recognize them, or any of them, you 
 will oblige me by sending me the names, or any 
 remarks which occur to you, connected with the 
 numbers accompanying them, in the same manner 
 as you did on a former occasion. You will observe 
 the labels numbered, from 1 to 12: and if you are not 
 too much engaged, when you receive the package, I shall 
 esteem it a favor to hear from you at an early day 
 as I am making a strenuous effort to get done with 
 my little catalogue by spring. I submitted the most 
 of my doubtful plenty to [Mr. Schwinnitz?], before he 
 went to Europe; but I should be glad to have your 
 opinion upon these - as he did not see all of them, 
 & some of them he did not recognize. I hope 
 you will excuse the trouble I give you.  I am 
 not curious of having any thing in my Herbarium 
 that would interest you, or I would endeavor to 
 make some amends by sending specimens to you.  
 If you will send me a list of plantae desideratae, which 
 probably grow in this region, I will exert myself to procure 
 specimens for you, the ensuing season, if I should 
 not already possess them. Very respectufly your obliged 
 Mr. Wm Darlington. 
        