
          Prof. E. Mitchell of N.C. University will take
 the twe Nos. [Numbers] you sent in my parcel, & will
 doubtless take the entire work, though I have
 not his word for it. Wilson of Newbern will
 also take it without doubt, but he has not
 yet replied to my application. Dr. Hunter
 of Lincoln Co'y [County], will also take it, without doubt. 
 The published Nos. he had sent for before I
 knew there were any out. The first knowledge
 I had of them was from him -- These are all
 the names you can calculate upon in this State.


 I am in haste for the completion of your Flora
 & hope you will urge it on as rapidly as accuracy
 will allow. That Orders do you take up next?
 Will your work include the whole Cryptogamiae?


 Can you give me any reason why
 [William Jackson] Hooker has never made any acknowledgement
 for the plants I sent him? I intend
 to make him sorry for this. He will get none
 of the products of my next Summer's tour in our
 Mts. when I intend to make collections that
 would make him break the tenth Commandment
 to look at. To be more definite, I shall close my
 affairs in this place the first of June, & expect
 to be at leisure for the remainder of the year.
 This will give me four [added with caret: or] five months leisure to
        