
          Cambridge Octob 10' 1856

My Dear Doctor

You will have
wondered what has become
of me but probably our
friend Gray has informed you
that I am still here!  With
the exception of about 2 weeks
strolling about the county I
have been steady at work,
but I am a very slow
worker, and have only this
week finished my Cacti, and
have now begun with Euphorbia,
in which genus your
collection kindly sent some
time ago has [crossed out: ?] [added: [?]]
increased the material to
be worked up. I find
it a greater labor than
I had anticipated [?]
more doubts arising than
        