
          Rec'd & Ansd
Oct 12th

Botanic Garden & Nurseries
Newburgh 11th Oct 1836

My dear Sir

I feel that I owe you an apology
for my delay in returning your Richard which accompanies
this letter with Mr. Brown's pamphlet. My illness a short
time since & in consequence of the absence of my brother
my constant engagements since have scarcely left me
a moments time to prepare the paper on the Cycas &
until it was written I decided to keep the works.
I do not know whether the paper (which you will find
in the vol. is drawn up in the form most proper &
desireable but I have only to say that I hope as you
promised that you will alter, cut down or insert, 
or amend it is it is at all suitable in any way you think
best. It is pretty long but there is so little [?] known
of Cycadea that I thought a general view of the order
would be interesting. I have not even time to copy
it but hope you will be able to [added: read][crossed out:?] my hasty
scribbling. You will see that my view of the coats of the
seeds is slightly different from Brown, & I hope will coincide
with your own. If my memory does not serve me right
respecting the American Zamia please notify me in the other [?]
        