
          Wms. Coll. March 15, 1824

Dear Sir,

I have written you one or two important
letters, I believe, since you have looked
towards this quarter of the [heavens?]. But as I
see it announced over & over again that you
have published another number of the Annals
of the Lyceum, I want to ask why the
numbers do not come to us here. You will
recollect that I sent you $3 last fall - $2.50
being for your 1st No. of Botany for myself
& Dr. Childs, & $0.25 for 1st No. of Annals; &
the 2nd No. of Annals I wish you to get of
the Agent & forward to me. And so far we shall
be even. You will see that a fresh No. is better
than a stale one. And besides, I want
to know when we are to have the 2nd No. of
the Bot. which was to be out three months
ago. Are you not able to drive the printer?
or can not he drive you? or do other matters
drive you & him? I am not the
most serious in all these questions 
I do wish to see the Annals, & your 2nd
part of Bot. You have done too well in
the first to stop - & I expect you will

[left margin]
Mr. Davis has
not rcvd. his
copy of the Annals.
        