
          Wms. Coll. Nov. 18th 1822.

Dear Sir,

It is really curious that you should come so
near & not try to see me. And yet I am glad you did not
make the trial, as you would not have seen me. My other
letter told you that I had been lecturing at the Med. Instution 
at Pittsfield, so I did not go to Newburg. Dr. Von
[R?] of your city, I was so happy as to be at P_d[Pittsfield],
& another if your Physicians heard me lecture once, & said it
was good. Dr. Von R. went into my Cabinet here, &
saw my load of stones he will give you a sad account
of my minerals, I fear for they lie loose on the
shelves .The Trustees not having put up glass cases
for them, perhaps because they are mine. But I can't
help it so it is.

Your box has at length come, & I
have been much pleased with the contents. I have now duplicates
of many of your minerals, for which I thank you. On
some of them I would remark, if I had time. The granular [?];
is it not [Couolite?], & not Sahlite? It looks much more like
the former, than like the Sahlite you once sent me in [Schoolstin?]
The last is that Couolite & Sahlite ought to be one variety only.
Your Ruby copper ore,whose name is that? & how does it
differ from Red Ox. copper? You did not send any [Lidua?]
graphite, a Green Ox. Zinc, which you say is artificial. I should
be glad of some of each. I have Keating's paper. This will
do you no hurt. It will make you cautious, now more than
common - but will not affect your character. Your informant
was in error.

One of your [Green?] [Carb?] of Copper looks   

        