
          Wms. College April 15,1825

My Dear Sir,

Dr. [Joseph] Barratt has desired me to [commit?]
to your care a package of Carices, and I shall
accompany it by a letter in answer to yours
long [?] review.  I have follow into your 
habit of not always answering a correspondent
as soon as might be - but the reason has been
that I have had little to tell you of, & nothing new
to send you. By Sill. [Silliman's] Journal you how what 
I do in caricog.[caricography] - & another No. will show you 
more. I felt greatly obliged by your declaration
that one of the papers in caricog. was excellent,
& I hope the others have not fallen short in 
interest or value. If my [health?] be pursued,
I shall go on thro' the species I have & can get,
& complete the view of our Northern species.

By the way, I have recd. an invitation to
be of the Board of Visitors at your examination
in June- & if possible, I shall be there,
as I have written the Sec. of War- where
I shall hope to see your face and be glad.
I hear fine things of you at W. Point , &
I hope you go as well indeed. Will 
you not write & tell me whether the
        