
          Wms. Coll. [Williams College]  Apr. 22, 1822.

My Dear Sir,

I was unable from ill health to send this
box to you till this time. In it you will  find a 
bundle of plants to yourself, & a package for
Sprengel. A letter to him, not in our mother
tongue, is in the package. I suppose you 
are sending to him, and I wish you to put up
this package with yours & forward it. I hope 
it will go in your box, so as not to make you 
trouble. I send you a few minerals, I have
not room for more. I send some duplicates,
which you will please to present the Lyceum
in my name, just to show the Society that 
I have not forgotten it. I wish I could
do more for it. I intend to pack
some plants for Agardh ere long, & consign
to your care, thus I may forward 
some more minerals to you.

The bugs I send, because I have them
on hand. I hope they will do you some
good, at [last?], that you may find 
a few on the smaller crowbars, which

        