
          Boston Sept 15, 1833

My dear Sir

I recd.[received] yours of [the?] 12th last evening
& was very glad to learn from it that Dr. Gray
had been at work collecting in the pine barrens
as my object at present is to make up as large
an amount of duplicates [added: for exchange in Europe] as I conveniently can.
I should prefer holding to the original proposal
and taking the third of all he has collected during
his last herborizations. I presume that I shall in this
way procure more specimens the fewer species.
On my return which I hope to be in about a year
from the time of leaving home I shall be desirous
of procuring from Dr. G all the plants of your
neighbourhood which are not in my herbarium
& I think his terms reasonable. With regard to
the plants for my brother I think you had at all
events better keep them till the 1st October when 
I hope to sail myself & when at all events [JWC?]
        