
          I was invited to Northampton by Doct.
David Hunt. He has raised in a pretty good
class here, to whom I am to deliver a 
course of 7 weeks, in the town house. We
can now corrspond with more facility. I 
have not soncluded where to spend the winter
and next sumer. I had several good
reasons for accepting the inviation here. I 
wished to explore this very interesting country
and I shall be enabled to add considerable
to my mineralogical collection. I left my
collection at Wms Col. [Williams College] - Doct. Hunt [?]
me his, which is very complete. I [?]
at Wm Col. only for one season, and my time 
is out. The faculty will go all lengths to
assist me, and pledge themselves to any extent.

On of my students [added: W. Eastman] brought me Sarracenia
flava from Granby I believe. It was a bad
specimen and I may be in a mistake. I am
to have another in a few days. I am about
sure that he has brought me the Lygodium 
scandens also. He is to bring me more of that
also, when I can determine better. I always
hesitate when I can not find a plant in Muhlenberg
but the fereic character as well as the specific differ
widely from Elliot - there is not a [filiment?] in the 
throat, the limt of the corol is spreadijng. This plant is
        