
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Wms. College July 8,1823

Dear Sir,

I was much obliged by your letter 
by Mr. Davis and by the minerals. I have been
too busy to make my acknowledgements before,
owing I must go so far to [have?] them to you, and 
now, first- to your letter. the printed part shows
indeed that the pangs and throes have come on;
& I do not expect it will be [phrase is underlined: 'mus cucunt?"]. I 
think you time must be employed pretty much
but I hope you will overhaul those fungi &c.
and let me know from you ere long on the budget.

I hope the package to [Lewis David von] Schweinitz has gone, &
wish to know if you have [sent?] one from him to 
me. I fear I shall lose that parcel.

That 
little [carix?] is not certainly new tho' it may be 
new. It has characters, which may [convey?] it to C.
alba, tho' I am not positive about it. Its capsules 
are deep black when ripe, which is one of the popular
characters,- besides its spikes are somewhat
digitate, and it was confounded with C. digitata by 
Lin. [Linnaeus] and others. But I an not positive - in a few 
days I may be able to tell you more about it,
as I go for it tomorrow.

Will not Mr. H.
lend me [Sekkush?] a few days? Will not you 
try to get it of him for me? Do work your
influence. I want just to see his figures for
        