
          such other information as may be extant I have thought
 that I should acquit myself of all [crossed out: which] obligations in 
 this Department especially when we consider the shortage
 of the form and the very untoward circumstances under
 which the botanical observations & the little collection I
 have furnished you were made. In the mean time it
 does not appear to me inconsistent with my plan that the
 catalogue should be made public thro [through] the medium of Dr.
 Sillimans Journal; [crossed out: and] Indeed I would rather [receed? [recede]] a 
 little from my plan if that should be necessary, than to 
 object to this step as I am myself under some obligations
 to that gentleman, which it is at present utterly out of 
 any power to discharge. The materials for the 9th no. of the
 journal are collecting & I would suggest that the catalogue if
 it can be prepared in season should by all means be 
 furnished.


 My proposed publication without pretending to any thing like
 a systematic acoount, will [inserted: give] the substance of what is at
 present known of the Description & Physical Geography
 of the N [North] Western District of the [crossed out: N. West] U.S. (with a map)
 The chapter above proposed will probably differ considerably
 in form and character from the article as it will appear
 in Silliman's  Journal and in making use of the facts contained
 in this I shall willingly make reference to next
 publication. Does this meet your ideas?


 With respect to the names of the new species you would do me
 an honor for which I am grateful but to which I fear I have too

        