
          Wms. College April 12th 1821.

Dear Sir,

I have the means of sending you a letter,
but the man starts in a moment. I want to tell
you, that I have written twice since the date of
your last, & that I have waited, & waited in vain
for a letter from you. Have you heard from Mr.
Prince about those plants - if those will be
[dead?], would it do to find any this spring.
There is a bundle of crpts. for you in this
box, but I can not send it, till I hear
from you.

Can you get Pursh or Mx. for me,
in N. Y., If I should want either by & by

I saw Eaton a few days after your letter came.
He passed thro' town in great haste, & spent as
much as 2 1/2 minutes with me. I had written
about your books & he said he was about
to send them. I lent him what I had, that
he might send yours. He is lecturing at
Pittsfield, 20 miles S. of us. His new edi
tion will not be out in season at all I
fear but he says, he shall begin to print
in about three seeks. But I hope he has
written & sent you the books before this.
        