
          Troy. May 9th 1820

Dear friend,

This will be a medley letter.
First. I wish you to deliver these books
to Gibbs, Mitchell, [Skerly?] and the Lyceum
as directed. Next. I wish you to send these
to Bakewell and Cuvier as directed.
Third. I wish you to send these three, in
which there is nothing written, to three
of your correspondenjts in Europe. Or, if
you think best, send one to Jameson of
Edinburgh. Perhaps you will think
best to [added: send] one to a Swede and another to
a Dutchman. But I leave the three to
your discretion.

This moment I am packing up for
Lenox Academy in Berkshire County.
I am to lecture in Lenox, [?] Stockbridge
and Great Barrington on Botany for
five weeks. Then I go to Vermont to
enter upon my [following in large capital letters] P R O F E S S I O N A L 
duties. My pay will not be much ($200) but I lecture but
six weeks, and my expenses are borne.
Besides it is a great thing to be a Vermont
Professor you know[?]

I send you all I can can this moment
lay my hands on. Perhaps the bundle
contains nothing you want.

        