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J. Hookers Journal of botany March 1847 I find a description & figure
of Amoreuxia - I certainly have it not [added: from Gregg] - Is it the same as Gregg's?

St Louis Aug 7th 1849

My Dear Sir

More than 6 months ago
I received the fine collection of California
plants of Fremonts Collection you had sent
me through Dr Halsted. My intention was
to examine them soon or at least those, belonging
to families with which I had made myself
familiar. Some fine Euphorbiae were among them
and others [?ly] interesting to me.

The Catalogue which you find in this letter
was made out, and it was my intention to send
it as soon as I could say something more definite
about the plants. But that time never came
as yet! At first I was very busy [in?]
distributing Lindheimers plants, and before I could
finish them, the Cholera was upon us, and
since then I had to say good bye to botany.

That terrible disease which more than
decimated the inhabitants of StLouis kept me
for three months almost constantly at work, and
I often wonder how I remainded so well
under that continued and almost [?ble]
physical and mental labor, under all the fatigues
and exertions.

I only yesterday began again to write to
my friends and correspondents and I must
beg all as I do you, not to take offense.
        