
          Albany. Sep. 29th 1818

Dear friend,

I have recvd.[received] your packages
and letter. With respect to the one not
[disected?], I shall first see whether there
are any specimens of species, which I have
not.  Then give it to Edwin, because 
he will yet be useful as a naturalist. 
Tracy will do a little [added: and is a clever fellow.] Edwin is great 
and good.

This is the same [?] which we
found at New Haven. Doct. Mc Bride
named it for me, from recollection.

I gave your two packages to our
Dr. [Theodoric] Beck, brother to the Schenectady
[Lewis] Beck. Tomorrow I will give [Chester] Dewey's to
Dr Robbins of Troy. He and Dewey
are one. If you propose [added: Dr. Amatus Robbins] Dr. Eli Burritt
and Dr. Moses Hale, [crossed out: both] [added: all] of Troy,
as corresponding members of the Lyceum,
you will receive a valuable acquisition 
in talents and zeal. I will be answerable
to you for the immediate pyament of
heir fees, as soon as they receive diplomas.
Why do you not elect Dr David Hunt
of Northampton? He would be more benefit
to the Society than scores of common
stuff.

I will propose your offer to Webster &
        