
          Botanic Garden & Nursery
Newburgh 27th July 1836

My dear Sir

On Monday last being in town I called
at your house, but found that you had not returned
from Princeton & that Dr. Gray had gone out.
[crossed out: Young Mr. Hogg] Not having seen or heard of you 
for a long while I should have been glad of a
few minutes conversation. Young Hogg whom I saw
afterward, having informed me that you are coming soon upon the Geolog. Survey O flatter myself
that I may perhaps catch sight of you as you
pass up the river. You would add very much to
the obligatins under which you have already laid
me if you woould look over your Bot. library &
select any works that contain any information upon
the structure of Cycadacea particularly of the structure
of the seed. Mr. Knevels Cycas is to all appearance
perfecting! its seeds. It is altogether a curious
plant & I dhould like to study the structure with
the present opportunity. I will return any
        