
          much like the Azure Carb. [carbonate] of copper or [?] azure,
of [Brogniont?] look at it carefully I have not examined it,
but only spoke from the look.

That semi-crystallized Talc, I
am in doubt about, - perhaps you may make it a [?]
on analysis.

If you had not sent me so much, I should
tell you I wanted a larger prism of the Melanite, Chrysoprose,
Ruby Copper, & one or two more. But I hope to send you
some by & by in return. I intended to send now - but I have
been so ill of late, that I am able hardly to attend to Chemistry.
I have only opened your box - & looked - not examined any thing.
And it is so late I shall get nothing to you this season. But I hope
you will nevertheless send what you have mentioned in your letter _
& all you can, to me by Mr. Wright.

At Troy, you like to have lost your [?] when I [little?]
suspected. Dr. Robbins is a very modest, [?], keen observer.
Had you know Mr. Dickinson, you would not have been
disappointed _ he makes little pretension to knowledge of minerals.
You talk truly of the Lyceum _ it must languish _ but this is
a reason why they have sent Curators now - they will be
changed another year, as I believe - they have [more?] knowing
[?] more than in the line of Minerals.

Mr. [Trany?], I
do not know have heard good of him &, as you like him
so well, I like him also. Do send me Scapolite, which
you saw at Troy, or any you have.

I hope you have
found that box of plants, sent in the summer.

Lately
I rcvd. some [Schoolstim?] & Colophonite from Mr. Dickinson,
& I see he has the Minerals you want _ I hope you
will get of him, for I do not yet get any from Champlain.

You take too strongly my objections to
an Edition of Phillips' Min. I am a frank talker too
be sure. I know this work is the "[?]" for
[Charland?], & may be better than it is, by what you
        