
          & can only regret my inability to send to you
now. I hope to do it before the month is gone.
As you wrote me you had [?] enough, I did
hope to have about those plants which [went?] out 
long ago, as well as this summer. But I do 
not know whether you got my last box, containing
a package to [Lewis David von] Schweinitz as well as to 
your honour. Your box sent to the [care?] of
Dr. [Amatus] Robbins I have to not yet heard of but
expect a [?] will be made for it this week.
I can not bear to lose it, & expect to get it yet.

As you have not the time to see my handsome
face, & to show me yours, I will [?] you to
Dr. [Stephen] Van Rensselaer for some geographical account
of myself, & for any familiar [potions?] you may [?]
[?] I have. I heard much of your looks [?]
[?] - for my only brother happened to call on me,
when he was at P-D {Philadelphia], & Dr. Van R. came very [?]
calling him Dr. Torrey at a [?][?] distance
& said, that in for & manner he much resembled you.
So much for our appearance - for when we shall meet,
I can not tell.

Do you send minerals to [Edward] Hitchcock of Deerfield &
Conway? If not, I wish to send him some of your 
minerals for I want his for you & myself. He
has sent me a box of [?] this summer &
lately another [?], & I have examined him 
        