
          Albany May 6 1818

Dear Friend

I send you for correction our
Manual as far as it is struck off.
By your letter I perceive you did not look
at the head, where we say Norther and Middle
states. You will be in with [?] bout
my not giving synonyms and authorities.
Edwin James is preparing a book of synonyms
as a key to every thing of the kind. And 
students at first want no synonyms or authorities.
Every thing that is new I shall 
give with the authors etc. nothing else
excepting what is necessary to prevent
error.

I cannot give you credit for all you
have done as I go along. I only give
your name with the new things etc. In the
preface I shall do you justice, but I will
not [?] you with fulsome stuff, nor
[damb?] you.

You see we shall have a great book at
last. I never intended to make a cent by it.
I merely want a book for the purpose
of extending botany among the common
people. I intend to omit nothing knowingly.
I am sory I cannot do better beyond
the ferns. I shall insert all I know, and
many that I guess at but in such a way as
not to inculcate error.
        