
          Last week, I went to Harrisburg,
in this State, to see the Exhibition
of our State Agricultural Society.
On landing from the cars, on
Tuesday evening, in the dark, I incontinently 
fell among thieves.
A gang of pickpockets surrounded
me, and jostled me about, until
they cut my pocket, & got my
pocketbook. There was no money
in it; so they made a poor haul,
that time: but there were some
letters in it which I valued,
& was very sorry to lose; viz.
one from Mr. Bentham, one from
Miss Collinson, the great grand-daughter 
of good old Peter, one from Dr. Boott,
and last, not least in my estimation,
your late favor, containing the
specimens of Darlingtonia rediviva!
I grieved over the loss of those small,
but perfect, & beautiful specimens.
Of course, I do not presume to trouble 
you with a request for others, unless 
you should have the good fortune
to get a further supply, from the
        