
          Wms. Coll. [Williams College] July 28th 1819.

Dear Sir,

I have red [received] all your letters to July 
14th. As that [went?] a [circuit?], it was late in its arrival. 
I immediately packed up some minerals & plants 
for Sweden, & sent them with a letter to the Steam 
Boat Office at Albany. In the box was [added: first] a note on correspondence 
with Prof. [Professor] Agardh. The letter is to be put 
into mail at Albany, in order to give you timely notice 
of the arrival of the box, which you will find at the 
Steam Boat Office, N. York [New York]. But the box may not get 
along, as I  fear for the fidelity of Stage-man. And 
if the box should go, the letter may fail. As a check 
I send this, tho' it can not [mark?] till four days 
later than the other ought to. You will excuse some 
repetition in this, if you get the others. I am anxiously 
waiting the arrival of your box. I long to [overhand?] 
its contents, but I begin to fear that I shall not 
[on?] it till Flora is post bound in icy letters & the botanical 
spirit itself rather [illegible]. I did not delay sending 
you the proposed box in order to [illegible] for the delay
of yours, but as soon as the Merchant could go, I 
forwarded it by him. But he went only to the River, 
but left the box in safe hands for delivery at Dr. 
Cooper's. My letters, by mail, [illegible], I hope, told you 
all about it before this, & the sloop carried the 
box to your hand. I sent a number of plants. 
The Cryptogamia will some of these be new to you, 
I hope, of late, I find no new ones in fruit. In
Sept. I hope to get a few more of these.

For your friend at Stockholm, I sent you a 
        