
          I enclose in this letter fifty Dollars ($50.) with which
 I solicit the favor of your purchasing for me the following
 works. Trinius [?] [underlined: Trinius]. Diss. Gram. [Diss Gram.?] [underlined: Diss. Gram.] ------ De Candolle Prod. [De Candolle Prod.?]
 all the vols issued. Esenbach (?) Agrosti [Agrosti?] ___ Ann.
 N.Y. Lyc -- 3 vols ______ and the work on Astereae [underlined: Astereae]
 which you recommended. According to the estimate
 which you gave me, they will amount to 33 or 34 
 dollars. Whatever remains after the purchase, I will
 hereafter make some disposition of; at present I will 
 let it remain. If you can order these works for me, &
 when you have got them all together, will send them [sic]
 to me. I shall feel myself under great obligation.


 Darlington writes me that your are laughing at
 his new botanical system. His plan occurred to me long
 since as feasible, though having difficulties. I must
 confess, that I have not become hostile to the Linnean
 system for beginners, although the sexual arrangement
 can hardly be called a science [underlined: science]. bur I have not time to
 talk of this, and not acquainted enough with the Natural 
 system to give good judgmwent.


 I have found a sort of botanist in Lincoln Coy. [County]
 who seems to have a fine taste for Nat. science, and is
 disposed to enter more vigorously upon it if he can have
 the cooperation of others. If you are incluned to make an
 exchange with him, he will prepare himself to meet the
 favor. His address is -- Dr. Cyrus L. Hunter, Huntersville, 
 Lincoln Co.y, N.C. [underlined: Dr. Cyrus L. Hunter, Huntersville, 
 Lincoln Co.y, N.C.] -- You can write to him, or address me
 upon the subject, as best suits you.


 I have not time to write farther at present, but believe me
 as ever, very truly your friend,
 M.A. Curtis.
        