
          I have given Hudson a pretty good [output?]. Young Miss
Hosmer, one of the most learned and accomplished girls in
Hudson, had muchto say to me one day about you.
She has never seen you; but said a young lady from
N.[New] York at her acquaintance represents you as belonging 
to a suspicious order of beings &c[etc.] Many of our
Troy girls talk of you in the same way. It makes
me think of how Franklin Ames' speech. When J.B.
Risley [a prisoner, I believe you knew him] wrote an elegant
little sonnet to his Anna, Frank said, if he was Rislet's
Anna he should rather he wants to remain in prison
and write sonnets for her. I do not mean to say
that you have Risley's ponderous upper jaw, or that you
have not a face good enough; but [added: as] our [crossed out: girls] girls
have already fell in love with your soul, I do not
know that the sight of your person might break
up the fascination. However you must come up
and see Miss [Mary?] Buehl and C. Easton; for they 
are clamorous about you. By the way I threatened
them with a complaint of the Liberties they take.
They examined all the last bundle of plants which
you sent to Dewey, before I returned from Hudson.

I intend soon to publish a 2d. Ed.[Edition] of my Geological
Index with great additions and improvements.
Can you lend me some useful hints? Can
you obtain a few hints from Col. Gibbs? I thought
some of dedicating it to him, if I could ascertain
that it would be acceptable. I shall extend
it to a sizeable 12 [mo.?] I sent miserable little
specimens to Col. Gibbs for I had no [?]. I sent
them to let him know of the localities. I hope soon to
get good specimens from Brimfield, I will then send
some to you and to him, perhaps I may not get them yet.

I wish I had you with me through one one course
[?] part of a course of my lectures. You would assign
all your delicacy about public speaking; after seeing
me splash along in my rough manner and finding

        