
          Wms. Coll. May 15th 1820

Dear Sir,

I wrote you a few days since, to apprise
you of the arrival of a box for you at the Steam Boat
office. I have seen Mr. Emmons since his return, 
& am glad to hear from you by him. You made
Emmon's visit pleasant to him. for this I am
much obliged to you so far as I am concerned - 
for tho' he makes few pretensions, he is not disti
tute of merit. He has two minerals now on hand,
which will interest you somewhat, as I believe.

The bugs & butterflies I send are not good - my
pins are too large for many. I must use fine nee
dles I believe. I used spirits of turpentine for
suffocation, as I found I could not kill by
hanging by the neck, [?] till dead. I send
two lobsters - a large & small one. The large
is about the usual size. They hatch in the
spring. I have small ones just caught, not 1/2 inch
long. They seem to fasten themselves under the
tail of the large ones for support or protection
or to be [?] - so that you may lift the old
one from the water without sensing the young
one - but when you put him in again, see
the small one swim away. The large ones will
hold up a [?] by their fingers & thumb. They
are spiteful & [?] in their [?] 
quarrel, & often [break?] off each others legs or
        