
          I wrote you some days since. That letter,
you probably have. I hope you have heard from Collins
in this, & that I shall hear from you on the rest
of my plants. I am too busy to attend to plants - but
since I have begun, I will work till I send you all
of this place, which are redily found. But I do not
say, that I shall follow the study of plants afterwards.
I may look a little - but a little must be all.

Let me know in season what plants you want,
which flower early, & any plants foreign, or of our country,
which you can send me, I shall be very glad of. Mr.
Northam will bring any thing you may wish to send, tho'
he will not stay long in N. York. Have you any
spare Pitchstone, [punotthomstom?], precious Opal, Semi
Opal, Arseniate of Lime, Argentine, Arrogonite,
Bosonite [Basanite?], or Clinkstone?

I found hexagonal crystals of mica in that
Spar with the Boncite. The Brucite is [rarely?] crystallized
any of it, so as to be at all distinct, as I am.
I send you towards 300 plants. Some I wish you to look at
carefully for me. They lie in classic order, & you will the
more readily examine them. I have duplicates of many
plants on hand, if you want any more. Of some I sent
you all I had. I shall mount [added: the] Saddle for lichens, &
Oak Hill also, of which I have much hope, & if I can do
this soon, I shall forward a box before the ice stops the
Steam Boats.

I hope I have found another Dicranum,
& one or two other mosses - but I have no time
now to look at them, & they must be dried, & go to
you on the boat. Shall not you visit this part of
the country soon, or give me the pleasure of seeing
you?

With much repect Yours obdtly [obediently]

Chester Dewey

Dr. J. Torrey

        